Upper Basic Stage Students’ Perspectives on the Importance of Using Story in Learning English

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ID21807014
AuthorsDoa’a Faiz Al-Momani (Al-Balqa Applied University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue3
Pages757-765
Publication date2023-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692
PublisherAcademy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17507/tpls.1303.25
OpenAlexW4322774955
LanguageEN
References cited2

This study shed light on the perspectives of the upper basic stage students toward the importance of using the story in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Jordan. The methodology adopted in investigating the students’ perspectives was mainly based on distributing a questionnaire to 400 students of both genders from three basic upper grades; 8th, 9th, and 10th. Before administering the questionnaire, a pilot study was conducted to check the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The study findings were based on three domains of the questionnaire and appeared as follows: first, students revealed their awareness of the importance and benefits of using stories to improve their learning of EFL; second, the majority of the students strongly agreed on the fact that using stories has proven helpful in improving the basic skills of language learning; third, the students’ perspectives showed variance concerning the difficulties that the students faced when reading the stories. The study concludes with the recommendation that further research should be conducted on a larger sample that comprises all education levels in Jordan

Developmental psychology · Foreign language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Psychometrics · Validity · Digital Storytelling and Education · Medicine · Psychology

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