DEFINITION:
Storytelling is the vivid description of concepts, views, life lessons, and individual experiences through stories or narratives that arouse strong feelings and perspectives.
In a certain sense, stories and storytelling help to define the nature of humanity because they have probably been around since the dawn of human existence (Lugmayr et al., 2017).
For thousands of years, people have used stories, including myths, legends, and folktales, to transmit knowledge, wisdom, and cultural traditions (Riyani, 2019).
BENEFITS:
Improves the four language skills
Increases cultural understanding
Improves social skills
Enhances communication (Agosto, 2016)
Encourage creativity
Culture and roots awareness
Improve memory
Increase logical sequencing
REFERENCE
Agosto, D. E. (2016). Why Storytelling Matters: Unveiling the Literacy Benefits of Storytelling. Children & Libraries, 14(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n2.21
Lugmayr, A., Sutinen, E., Suhonen, J., Sedano, C. I., Hlavacs, H., & Montero, C. S. (2017). Serious storytelling – a first definition and review. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 76(14), 15707–15733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-016-3865-5
Riyani, I. (2019). Utilizing Storytelling Technique Using Finger Puppet in Teaching Vocabulary Mastery to Young Learner. Jurnal JOEPALLT (Journal of English Pedagogy, Linguistics, Literature, and Teaching). https://doi.org/10.35194/jj.v7i1.539