期刊名称：E-Fabulations : e-Journal of Children's Literature
电子版ISSN：1646-8880
出版年度：2010
卷号：07
出版社：Universidade do Porto
摘要：We all know the pleasure that stories can bring to children‟s lives and their potential as tools in the teaching and learning process. In the foreign language classroom, stories are recognized as a means of motivating children to an appreciation of the target language and culture. As awareness of the utility of foreign languages for other learning increases, it is important to reflect on and adapt practice to ensure that we provide an education that meets the demands of the world we are living in. This world is one of easy access, quick-thinking, fast-talking, risk-taking, on-the-spot decision-making. It is a critical world, one in which almost everything, including people, is judged quickly at the click of mouse. Does the much-loved, cherished classroom story still have a place? In this essay I argue that it does, and that our use of stories in the foreign language classroom can go beyond language learning and into the realms of critical thinking, a skill which is vital in today‟s world. I will outline the importance of helping children to think and provide a framework to guide teachers‟ use of questions about stories using Bloom‟s Taxonomy of thinking processes to encourage and develop thinking beyond simple recall of events. This will show that even in primary English language lessons, children can become critical thinkers.
