Indigenous storytelling: A pedagogical resource to teach english vocabulary to elementary native speakers of nahuatl
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2018-02
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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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"This investigation aims to explore the use of Indigenous storytelling to teaching English vocabulary. The stories in other words are oral legends, myths and stories that have passed on from generation to generation, preserving oral tradition that is a key feature of indigenous communities. This is a qualitative study and the type of research is applied research. The implementation of indigenous storytelling will be directed to a group of children between the ages of 7-8 years from a bilingual primary school called “Niños Heroes de Chapultepec” located in San Buenaventura Nealtican in the state of Puebla. The languages spoken in the community are Spanish, Náhuatl and English. The data regarding vocabulary learning through indigenous stories were obtained via observations to the classes and the administration of questionnaires to the participants, special attention was placed to their progress during the classes planned to implement the stories. Findings from this work are expected to prove the usefulness of indigenous storytelling in teaching and learning English vocabulary."
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