Children Literature Based Program for Developing EFL Primary Pupils' Life Skills and Language Learning Strategies

Autor/in	Abdelhalim, Safaa M.
Titel	Children Literature Based Program for Developing EFL Primary Pupils' Life Skills and Language Learning Strategies
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 8 (2015) 2, S.178-195 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Childrens Literature; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Students; Singing; Child Development; Cognitive Development; Social Development; Language Skills; Daily Living Skills; Questionnaires; Pretests Posttests; Student Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Faculty Development; Training; Student Characteristics; Cognitive Style; Grade 5; Elementary School Teachers; Check Lists; Story Telling; Statistical Analysis; Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gesang; Kindesentwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Alltagsfertigkeit; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Ausbildung; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Checkliste; Statistische Analyse; Ägypten
Abstract	This study examines the effectiveness of a proposed English language program based on integrating two forms of children literature, mainly short stories and songs, in developing the needed life skills and language learning strategies of primary school students. Besides, it emphasized the importance of providing EFL fifth year primary students with activities and opportunities to raise their awareness of their learning, as it helped students understand how to plan, monitor and evaluate their learning. The study targeted ten life skills distributed under four main categories: cognitive, personal, social and linguistic skills. Ninety fifth grade primary students participated in the present study. Five instruments were used: the needed life skills and language learning strategies checklists, a criterion for selecting the stories and songs, the pre/post life skills measures (situation test, questionnaire, oral interpersonal communication test), language learning strategies questionnaire and the students' satisfaction/dissatisfaction questionnaire. The program was taught over a period of two months (two sessions per week). Data collected were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methodology. Qualitative methods were used to assess students' development over the 8 weeks. Results revealed that life skills and language learning strategies can be taught effectively through the medium of children literature. As a whole, this study contributed to the ESL/EFL field by providing information about the importance of skill building for life at young age and that fundamental changes needed for language instruction. Furthermore, the study presents a detailed teaching strategy for teaching life skills through children literature. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01