Storytelling in english language education

understanding for young learner

Prepared to fulfill the assignments of english young learner ethics course
Instructing Lecturer:

By

Muhammad arghie shindu gautama (210810314)

CLASS 5A
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TARBIYAH
(IAIN) CIREBON
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english, as both an official language in many nations and a foreign language, plays a crucial role
in global communication. Learning English not only enables individuals to communicate
globally but also enhances creativity and skill sets. This article delves into the dynamic
landscape of English language education for young learners, emphasizing the importance of
engaging and immersive methodologies. The integration of storytelling into English education
provides a transformative learning experience for young learners. The article explores the impact
of storytelling on linguistic proficiency, cultural awareness, and overall language learning
experiences, drawing insights from existing literature. The discussion highlights the significance
of early language education and how storytelling becomes a vehicle for language acquisition,
providing an effective and interesting learning experience for young minds. the impact of
storytelling in english language education for young learner the researcher uses a literature
review method by knowing previous researchers The numerous techniques for reviewing a paper
as part of a research methodology The,the article explores the role of technology in enhancing
the learning process, making it more interactive and accessible. Digital literacy, encompassing
the ability to understand and use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), becomes
a critical aspect of language education.In conclusion, early English language education,
particularly through storytelling, proves to be a transformative force in cultivating cognitive
development, linguistic proficiency, and cultural awareness among young learners. The
integration of technology further enhances the learning experience, making it engaging and
globally accessible.

A. INTRODUCTION

English In addition is being the official language of many nations, English is a foreign
language in society. Learning it will enable you to identify the language and converse with
people around the world in addition to communicating in it. Because the wide use of every each
civilization for globalization and also for the economic use even social. Engliash is become so
important because many knowledge are written with english language it because A foreign
language enhances your creativity and skill set. In strange circumstances, you can also adjust and
find solutions. Your chances of landing a job at a foreign or multinational corporation may
increase if you learn a foreign language. Its important to give the knowledge and education when
the learner are still young its because it is easy ti give the basic material of learning for the young
learner Sharpe (2001) contends that oral and auditory language should be given priority when
developing the curriculum for young learners of foreign languages.

In the daynamic landscape for english language education, learning experience for young
learner become paramount endeavor to recognizing the significance of engaging and immersive
methodologies. In this era where technological advancement continously reshape the educational
landscape this article delves into the realm of storytelling as a powerful tool for enhancing
language acquisition among the youngest member of our educational process, the dimension of
storytelling have the aim of language comprhension as cultural appreciation and also cognitive
development in the context of english language education for young learner the art of storytelling
have the important aim for learning language Cameron (2001) notes that there is an additional
factor at play in elementary school classrooms that could change teaching in opposition to
learning, which is the borrowing ofresources and exercises from routine primary care.

As we navigate the english language education emerges as a trasformative force especially

when cultivationg the mind of young learner it serves as the bridge of language and imagination
from the storytelling learning process, that why the learning process for young learner have to be
more interactive and fun it can be more easly for the student to understand According to Graddol
(2006), TEYL calls for teachers who can inspire young children, have a broad background in
child development, and are fluent in the English language.

Storytelling for young learner can be the way of the chidren having a conversation between
each other they can have a topic to talk for their friend and the teacher can use the storytelling
media for the way of english learning by ordering the student have to use english to explain to
their friend it’s mean also the teacher should be using english in the teaching for the student
According to Bland (2015), it's critical to provide opportunities in the classroom for kids to
engage with one another and be exposed to natural language. It because the important of
transfering the knowledge from learning english by using natural way of teaching for the student
in the learning process According to Curtain & Dahlberg (2000), educators who find it difficult
to utilize the target language in the classroom will not be able to surrounding students with the
language—a crucial elements of a successful language learning program surroundings.

Many of the young learner need are the new vocabularies for their increase knowledge, its
because the vocabularies are the basic of the learning process to understand every each material.
The teacher should give literature learn for the student, therefore storytelling giving new
knowledge for the student to increasing their vocabularies According to Brown (2004), choosing
books that are appropriate for the classroom can give students a sense of achievement, repetition
of important words and phrases that they can learn to manipulate, and exposure to new,
illustrated vocabulary in context.

B. RESEARCH QUESTION

The research question purposed are aligned with the main objective of the study on
Storytelling in english language education understanding for young learner the research question
as follow as :
 1. How does the integration of storytelling in English education impact young learners'
linguistic proficiency, cultural awareness, and overall language learning experience, as
evidenced by the existing literature?

C. RESEARCH PURPOSE
The primary objective of this study is to comprehensively examine the impact of storytelling in
english language education for young learner the research aim to:

1. Invesitaget how integration of storytelling among young learner in fostering cultural

awarnes and also influeces linguistioc to examine emotional engagement across
diverse educational setting for effective intergration

D. METHODOLOGY

In this method, the researcher uses a literature review method by knowing previous
researchers The numerous techniques for reviewing a paper as part of a research
methodology are listed below (Templier and Paré, 2015). Different protocols for current
literature reviews are being used. Depending on the strategy needed to achieve the
analysis's goal, any form may be beneficially and appropriately suited to achieve a
particular goal (Snyder, 2019). The storytelling approach was selected for this study in
order to describe, evaluate, and analyze the tactics teachers use to incorporate
understanding for young learners into their lesson plans.
E. DISCUSSION

 IMPORTANCEOF EARLY LANGUAGE EDUCATION FROM THE

STROYTELLING LEARNING
A significant body highlight how storytelling become a vehicle for language acquisiton
According to Ellis (2013), young learners in the educational system are kids enrolled in primary
or elementary school. The phase between 6 and 12 years marks the period where the beginning
of formal learning in English for early childhood children is not only about imparting knowledge
but also forming the basis of their language skills. The importance of language education at an
early age is to build effective communication skills, therefore learning for an early age requires
creative and interactive teaching so that it is not only effective but also interesting, because it
understands the characteristics of early childhood children, including special needs, taking into
account their understanding and interests. they need parental collaboration and a solid foundation
for education many educational way have been introduce to the young learner even the story, it
because story are easy to understand by using logical and also imagination.
Children are intrested when listening to a story it because they want to understand and
curious to new thing and story become easier to understand by children it make them more enjoy
when learning with story by understading the line of the story it also the children can learn it by
them self Winch et al. (2004: 402) state that children's literature serves as a "locus for learning
about these structures in meaningful contexts," "a wonderful opportunity for children to see
language in action," and "a great resource for more formal learning about the structures of
language. According to Bland (2015), learning a foreign language can help children improve
their English communication skills, boost their motivation and enjoyment, learn about different
cultures, advance their cognitive abilities, and develop their develop intercultural awareness,
promote learning to learn, and cultivate metalinguistic awareness global citizenship and cultivate
diversity-related values.

 STORYTELLING IMPACT AT CULTURAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

English know as the position of universal langugage reveals a dynamic web of cultural
interchange it significant `to connect people from different cultural background and help the
younger generation feel a part of the world community is crucial in forming young learner
cultural awarness. According to Brown (2004), choosing books that are appropriate for the
classroom can give students a sense of achievement, repetition of important words and phrases
that they can learn to manipulate, and exposure to new, illustrated vocabulary in context. As
they interact with global english language become the global knowledge as resources, literature,
and media, they are exposed to a wide range of viewpoint it serve as a window for young learner
to view and understand the diverse tapestry of global cultures beyond language acquisition.
George (1998) asserts that the process of developing these resources entails leveraging language
and culture to assist communities in fortifying and enhancing their positive cultural identities.
As the cultural growth learning language help develop young mind understand not only language
but also the cultural contexts in the language is embedded throuh process and navigate cultural
differences is developed.
The interaction in the cultural neighborhood also related to their social interaction to their
parent it not just the word understanding but also the emotional tone that they spoken to create
mental model for the children Children's mental models of their experiences are shaped by the
social interactions they have with their parents (Miller & Mangelsdorf, 2005)

 TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN STORYTELLING FOR YOUNG LEARNER

Technology become the one of most interactive learning platform it also make more student
are intrested in they learning process,because offer many of element of the learning material such
as videos, games, and interactive exercise with that easy to aproach capture the attention of
young learner makingthe language learning process enjoyable. Its allow individual learning path
and diverse need learning style with adaptive softaware and online platform that interest of each
student with the colaboration with the convetional learning and also digital learning among the
young learner such as virtual classroom, online project, and language exchange that enable
student to interact with cultural backgroud promoting cultural understanding Digital literacy
refers to the ability to understand and use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs),
such as social media, digital video recording, and podcasting (Fisher & Hitchcock 2022) literacy
goes beyond technical skill to include the ability to critically evaluate skill to include the ability
to critically evaluate and manage information. Its make effective communication through digital
learning its make critical midset toward the content to involve information, realibility of source.

F. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, english education for young learner have significant fostering for cognitive
development to language proficiency and cultural awarness to have exploration educational
journey it become the advantages for the cognitive process as young mind learner, to enhance
crativity skill, language development, problem solving in term of vocabularies acquisition and
communication skill to accelerated exposure to english begin at early year.
The cultural and global perspective embadded in early english language that contribute
understanding of diverse culture fostering global awareness and intercultural competence and
storytelling become one of interactive method to teach for young learner it because more
intresting and also capture the children attention.
By the technology become the use of learning process in this era mostly become more easier
to understand and easy to learn everywhere anywhere that engaging plantform for learning

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