STORYTELLING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: THE MAIN ASPECTS

Abstract

The relevance of the topic of the work is determined by the fact that storytelling is considered as a promising communicative method of teaching foreign languages for general and professional purposes. The purpose of the study is to provide basic information about the origin and development of the storytelling method, as well as about the formats of modern storytelling application in the practice of teaching foreign languages. To achieve this goal, the task is to analyze the significance of examples and practical ways of influencing conversations on people in the educational field. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the fact that the methodological consideration defines the concept of “history” in the context of storytelling specifies the criteria for selecting events related to solving the problems of language education. As a theoretical significance of the research results, the technology of teaching a foreign language based on stories with an interesting plot is proposed, which achieves practical results in the process of communicative interaction with students. The paper also discusses the main practical aspects of this technology. The perspective of this work is related to the fact that simple communication methods are developing in the field of knowledge when teaching foreign languages. The education system is going through a period of transition from complexity to efficiency. The conclusion of the work is determined by the demonstration of the universality of storytelling as an effective tool in teaching all types of speech activity.