教學的靈魂：講故事

Bringing Storytelling into The Classroom

以講故事的方式教學是全世界延用已久的教學傳統。事實上，它是最古老且最原始的教學方式。現今許多教師因忙於發掘並採用新穎的教學方法而將它遺忘。在語言發展的研究上，利用敘述的方法來增進聽和說的能力也被視為過時，它的效能也被視為不彰。作者認為，講故事的教學方式是語言學習與教學的靈魂，這種方法應該經過改良後再次引進教室。老師與學生都將因此獲益。作者藉由提供選擇和準備教材的方法，與課堂上實際講故事時可採用的活動等，說明了講故事教學法的重要與優點。

The telling of stories has had a long and universal tradition. It is the oldest and the original form of teaching, one in which most teachers today who are so caught up with the latest methodologies and techniques have forgotten. In the study of language development, however, the uses and power of narrative in both forming oral and listening skills have largely been ignored and discredited as being old-fashioned and out-dated. The writer argues that storytelling is central to the study and teaching of language skills and that this tradition must be revived and brought back into the classroom. Both the teacher and students can profit from this form of communication in the classroom. By demonstrating not only ways to select, prepare and present stories but also some activities that can be used in the classroom, the author would like to present some important and challenging evidence for the role of storytelling.