Bilingual Folk Stories in the ESL Classroom.

Baynham, Mike

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ERIC Number: EJ334489

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Bilingual Folk Stories in the ESL Classroom.

Baynham, Mike

ELT Journal, v40 n2 p113-20 Apr 1986

Describes a method of drawing on the students' own knowledge and resources in developing language teaching materials. Discusses the use of folk stories as a source of reading materials and examines the process of preparing a Mullah Nasreddin story, first told in a classroom discussion, for publication as a bilingual reader. (SED)

Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Folk Culture, Material Development, Persian, Reading Materials, Second Language Instruction, Story Telling, Student Developed Materials, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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