The Impact of Task-Based Interactive Storytelling on EFL Learners’ Motivation
Designing engaging writing activities can be a challenge for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers since students generally show little motivation towards writing in English. For this reason, a didactic proposal based on writing and presenting an interactive fantasy story was designed. This d...
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| Format: | master thesis |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Valladolid |
| Repository: | UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/59463 |
| Online Access: | https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59463 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Storytelling L2 Motivation Task-Based Language Teaching Collaborative Writing Choose Your Own Adventure Motivación Narración Enseñanza de lenguas basada en tareas Escritura Colaborativa Elige tu propia aventura 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas |
| Summary: | Designing engaging writing activities can be a challenge for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers since students generally show little motivation towards writing in English. For this reason, a didactic proposal based on writing and presenting an interactive fantasy story was designed. This didactic proposal was implemented in a secondary school with L2 English learners aged 15-16 for four weeks over 7 sessions of 50 minutes. Four groups consisting of 14, 21, 21 and 22 students, respectively, took part in this study. Data was collected through a survey, and conclusions were that the use of interactive storytelling in the EFL classroom did motivate the participants of this study. Factors that decreased their motivation were related to stress and time management problems, lack of imagination, linguistic issues, and a perceived lack of freedom. |
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