ERIC Number: EJ1049862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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The Storyline Approach: Promoting Learning through Cooperation in the Second Language Classroom
Ahlquist, Sharon
Education 3-13, v43 n1 p40-54 2015
In the Storyline approach, a fictive world is created in the classroom, with learners working in small groups, taking on the role of characters in a story. The story develops as they work on a range of tasks which integrate the practical and theoretical content of the curriculum. This article reports on a study based on the syllabus for English, in which a class of Swedish 11-13-year-olds took on the roles of families who had moved into a new street in England, and highlights the role played by cooperative group work in the second learning process.
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Language Acquisition, Story Grammar, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment, Language Usage, Role Playing, Questionnaires, Participant Satisfaction, Qualitative Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Interviews, Journal Writing, Video Technology, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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