#2989

Speaking / Conversation / Pronunciation Workshop (50 mins)

Developing L2 Oral Fluency Through Digital Storytelling 101

Sat, Apr 30, 13:00-Tue, May 31, 23:55 Asia/Seoul

Developing oral fluency is a top priority in a typical EFL classroom. However, teachers may encounter roadblocks to find new and engaging material to implement in their classroom. In addition, students may find traditional communicative activities, such as discussions and role-plays to be unappealing and boring. This interactive workshop will show instructors how to utilize StoryboardThat (an online storyboard creator) and guide students in creating their own digital storyboard in order to tell stories. Attendees will learn how to incorporate fluency-building strategies, such as the use of discourse markers, formulaic sequences (e.g., phrasal verbs, collocations), and consciousness-raising tasks (i.e., checklist) so that students can build and monitor their fluency while storytelling. At the end of the session, attendees will have an improved understanding of how to create digital stories while gaining strategies for building fluency in their own classroom.

  • Nehemiah Park

    Nehemiah is a second-generation Korean American from San Diego, California. He graduated from the University of Southern California (MAT TESOL). His teaching experience includes teaching OPIC and business English at Samsung Engineering Co. and Coupang. He is passionate about researching and implementing new methods to help EFL students with their L2 oral fluency. His research interests include SOFLA (synchronous online flipped learning), second language acquisition, and using diverse multimedia in an EFL context. During his free time, he loves mountain biking and creating YouTube videos.