LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES TASK DESIGN PROJECT ADRIANA MARIA
VICTORIA MasterDegree in EnglishDidactics Surcolombiana and
Caldas Universities September, 2009 TASK DESIGN PROJECT
RATIONALE Students from kindergarten at San Juan Bosco School
are having their first experience learning English as a foreign
language and for most of them this is the initial encounter with
formal education. In the syllabus has been included the use of
folk tales once a month, and a series of short stories has been
used to provide motivation for language learning while fostering
the development of thinking skills. Ghosn (2002) states that
“literature can act as a powerful change agent by developing
pupils´ intercultural awareness while at the same time nurturing
empathy, a tolerance for diversity, and emotional intelligence.”
I have identified that some learners struggle with pronunciation
(they have not a complete master of their mother tongue either),
hence the use of folk tales which has increased learners fluency
while singing an