Mario Rinvolucri: Storytelling: The Oldest Language Teaching Technique, SOAS, University of London
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 30/01/2013

A keynote presentation by Mario Rinvolucri (Pilgrims, Canterbury, UK) at the Using Drama in Language Learning Workshop at SOAS, University on 13 November 2009. Further information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/lwwcetl/events/workshops/13nov2009-using-drama-in-language-learning.html

When we tell stories in class we are inviting students back into their childhood and suggesting a very positive type of regression that really does open up the linguistic unconscious. In this session we will explore several story-telling techniques and through this examine the processes happening in your head as you listen to stories.