Improve EFL Students' Speaking Competence by Storytelling

1. Varieties of storytelling activities

1.1. Imitation & Retelling

1.1.1. 1. Teacher modeling

1.1.2. 2. Q & A

1.1.3. 3. Imitation & Problem solving

1.1.4. 4. Feedback & Sharing

1.2. Creating stories

1.2.1. 1. Single-word Story

1.2.2. 2. Sentence Story

1.2.3. 3. Wring Story in Big Circle

1.3. Rephrasing

1.3.1. 1. Grouping

1.3.2. 2. Text reading

1.3.3. 3. Discussion the content

1.3.4. 4. Sharing the story with students' own words

1.4. Retelling stories

1.4.1. 1. Chalk talks

1.4.2. 2. Props talks

1.4.3. 3. Puppet talks

2. The criteria of speaking aspects

2.1. 1. Comprehension

2.2. 2. Vocabulary

2.3. 3. Grammar

2.4. 4. Fluency

2.5. 5. Pronunciation

3. Levels of target students

3.1. 1. Elementary school students

3.2. 2. Junior high school students

3.3. 3. University students

4. Benefits of Storytelling

4.1. 1. Improve students' speaking ability

4.2. 2. Improve teaching and learning quality and students enjoyment

4.3. 3. Better interaction among teachers and students

4.4. 4. Understand more and deeper about the story content

4.5. 5. Students are highly motivated in particaipation.

4.6. 6. More active learning

4.6.1. Asking about unknown vocabulary

4.6.2. Asking for clarify the details of the story

4.6.3. Pay attention to pronunciation

5. Evaluation

5.1. 1. Pre-tests & Post-tests

5.2. 2. Speaking rubrics

5.3. 3. Interview

5.4. 4. Live monologues

5.5. 5. Test monologue

5.5.1. Recording

5.6. 6. Role play

6. Research methods

6.1. 1. Collaborative action research

6.1.1. 1. Planning

6.1.2. 2. Implementing

6.1.3. 3. Observing

6.1.4. 4. Reflecting

6.2. 2. Action Research