Stories That Matter: Storytelling in Novice/Intermediate/Advanced Russian Classes

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

Storytelling is an essential part of the L2 input and output (Elley, 1989; Bardovi-Harling, 1998; Nunan, 2013). According to ACTFL guidelines, the active usage of storytelling is supposed to begin at Intermediate High where the major time frames are being actively used. Is it possible to introduce it earlier?
The form of storytelling varies: visual and aural, written and spoken; storytelling is being actively integrated in traditional and tech-savvy forms such as podcasts, for example. What are the most effective ways to engage the Gen Z in storytelling?
This panel aims to present successful practices of storytelling done by L2 students/heritage learners and discuss effective ways to promote storytelling in Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced classrooms.

Sub Unit

• Linguistics/Language Pedagogy/Translation

Chair

• Ekaterina Burvikova, U of New Hampshire

Papers

• Storytelling for Novice Level: How to Make It Work? - Tatiana Kuzina, City U of Seattle

• How Do Students Collaborate through Storytelling? - Anna Shkireva, U of Massachusetts Amherst

• Storytelling for Enhancing Language Proficiency and Personal Identity - Irina Poliakova, Defense Language Institute

• Digital Storytelling with Heritage Speakers - Svetlana Korshunova, Princeton U

Discussant

• Tetyana Shlikhar, U of Notre Dame