Comments on: Stories in Language Teaching http://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Wright http://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com/articles/stories-in-language-teaching/#comment-1819 Andrew Wright Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:24:16 +0000 http://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com/activities-2/stories-in-language-teaching/#comment-1819 Elisabeth, thank you so much for writing to me. I am very happy that you feel this way. We are all threads in the never ending carpet. At the moment our thread is in the shuttle. Andrew If you ever come across other stories or story ideas you would like to share with me I would be delighted. Elisabeth, thank you so much for writing to me. I am very happy that you feel this way. We are all threads in the never ending carpet. At the moment our thread is in the shuttle. Andrew If you ever come across other stories or story ideas you would like to share with me I would be delighted.

]]> By: Elsbeth Mäder http://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com/articles/stories-in-language-teaching/#comment-1818 Elsbeth Mäder Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:03:23 +0000 http://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com/activities-2/stories-in-language-teaching/#comment-1818 Dear Andrew, although I teach EFL to adults, I try to incorporate stories as much as possible in my teaching, because I fully agree with the points you make in your article on Stories in Language Teaching and because language is something interlinked with our identity as a human being and therefore with our life path stories. In my personal life I had an experience this past weekend which reminded me very much of your Golden Oriel Story. While a choir I'm a member of was performing in a church, a trapped butterfly was flying around above our heads. This happened during the Friday as well as during the Sunday performance in the same church. Afterwards colleagues said: this must be a sign from / the spirit of the lady who a couple of months ago had broken down during rehearsals and passed away shortly afterwards. When I heard this, I immediately thought of you and your mother and the Golden Oriel, which aptly illustrates how stories and story tellers accompany us on our paths. Our paths have crossed a couple of times at IATEFL conferences e.g. in the B&B in Exeter and in some workshops. Thank you for sharing your stories and your wisdom. All the best Elsbeth Mäder Dear Andrew,
although I teach EFL to adults, I try to incorporate stories as much as possible in my teaching, because I fully agree with the points you make in your article on Stories in Language Teaching and because language is something interlinked with our identity as a human being and therefore with our life path stories.

In my personal life I had an experience this past weekend which reminded me very much of your Golden Oriel Story. While a choir I’m a member of was performing in a church, a trapped butterfly was flying around above our heads. This happened during the Friday as well as during the Sunday performance in the same church. Afterwards colleagues said: this must be a sign from / the spirit of the lady who a couple of months ago had broken down during rehearsals and passed away shortly afterwards. When I heard this, I immediately thought of you and your mother and the Golden Oriel, which aptly illustrates how stories and story tellers accompany us on our paths.

Our paths have crossed a couple of times at IATEFL conferences e.g. in the B&B in Exeter and in some workshops.
Thank you for sharing your stories and your wisdom.
All the best
Elsbeth Mäder

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