Using Storytelling to Teach English – Engage, Motivate, Inspire

🎯 Introduction

Stories stick. From folktales to personal anecdotes, storytelling is a powerful way to teach language. Here’s how you can use it in your TEFL classroom.

✅ Why Storytelling Works

• Builds vocabulary naturally in context

• Improves listening and comprehension

• Sparks imagination and creativity

• Encourages speaking and retelling

  
  

🎮 Classroom Activities

• Story Gap-Fills: Students guess missing words

• Group Storytelling: Each student adds a line

• Draw the Story: Learners sketch what they hear

• Role-Play: Act out characters from the story

  
  

💡 Pro Tip

Use stories relevant to students’ age and culture for maximum engagement.

📌 Next Step

GoTEFL equips you with creative teaching techniques, and TEIK helps you apply them in real classrooms around the world.