Reflections
I think DST can play a vital role in helping ESL learners learn English as there are numerous potential benefits as listed below:
DST helps
- enhance Ss’ higher order thinking and creativity which is the ultimate level in Bloom’s revised taxonomy.
(See the diagram on the right) - enable Ss to freely express their feelings and thoughts
- faciliate autonomous learning as Ss have to learn how to solve different problems like:
- how to create an interesting storyboard with the proper use/match of pictures and scripts;
- how to add background music so as to build the mood in the story for the audience;
- how to add different effects to the pictures so as to make the story more attractive to watch;
- how to upload the file to a platform if they want to share their work with others and so on
before producing their own masterpiece.
4. build confidence in speaking, narration skills in particular, as they can have more practice outside classroom to improve their oral fluency, accuracy, intonation, etc.
5. facilitate collaborative learning and communication skills if Ss are asked to produce stories in groups.
6. enable constructive learning if they are asked to contribute stories under a particular theme.
7. create the atmosphere of a learning community inside the classroom as Ss can learn a lot from the individual/collaborative work of one another.
In short, DST is worth-promoting in ELT.
My artifact today: Lego Boy Story Board
Cross Reference for Bloom’s revised Taxonomy:
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