Focus on Communication through Folk Tales and Story-Telling.

Behrens, Susan J.; Neeman, Amy R.; Newman, David D.

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ERIC Number: EJ654317

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Focus on Communication through Folk Tales and Story-Telling.

Behrens, Susan J.; Neeman, Amy R.; Newman, David D.

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v19 n1 p49-53 Fall 2002

Offers suggestions for using folk tales from around the world and story-telling for classroom instruction. Because folk tales are ultimately about communication and the way people in a society interact, a multi-cultural class can make good use of them. Offers examples for application to language arts and social science courses. (Contains 9 references.) (NB)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Oral Tradition, Skill Development, Speech Instruction, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges

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Language: English

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