Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners

Pham Thi Hong Nhung

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Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners

Pham Thi Hong Nhung

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 1, Issue 1)

Received: 10 July 2016 Accepted: 18 July 2016 Published: 6 August 2016

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Abstract

Quite a few language teachers and educators have supported the literature-based approach in teaching both a second and foreign language. In many cases the use of stories including folktales has been observed to be most common of all types of literature in language classrooms. This article highlights the multifaceted rationale for using folktales to teach foreign languages, especially to young learners. It presents features of folktales which have the potentials to facilitate child foreign language acquisition. The article also provides implications for how folktales can be used effectively in language classrooms for young learners.

Published in	International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijecs.20160101.15
Page(s)	23-28
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Folktale, Children, Teaching, Foreign Language, Stories

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Pham Thi Hong Nhung. Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners. Int. J. Educ. Cult. Soc. 2016, 1(1), 23-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20160101.15

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Pham Thi Hong Nhung. Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners. Int J Educ Cult Soc. 2016;1(1):23-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20160101.15

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Pham Thi Hong Nhung

English Department, Hue University of Foreign Languages, Hue City, Vietnam

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Pham Thi Hong Nhung. Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners. Int. J. Educ. Cult. Soc. 2016, 1(1), 23-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20160101.15

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Pham Thi Hong Nhung. Folktales as a Valuable Rich Cultural and Linguistic Resource to Teach a Foreign Language to Young Learners. Int J Educ Cult Soc. 2016;1(1):23-28. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20160101.15

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