THE ROLE OF FAIRYTALES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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Integrated skills, EFL teaching, Fairy Tales, Young learners, Primary school, lesson activities.Abstract
Fairytales have been a part of human culture for centuries and have played an important role in education. Here are some ways in which fairytales can be beneficial for education. As the objective of EFL teaching is to help students to communicate fluently in the target language, teachers should provide authentic models of language use for every level and age. To hit the target we should focus not only on linguistic, but also on literary and cultural elements. Since fairy tales offer these elements, they are highly beneficial to use in EFL teaching programs, especially for young learners. It should be taken into consideration that the selection of fairy tales should be done in reference to the course objective, the learners’ age and the story content.
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