A Contextual Approach to

Learning English

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The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

They say

that context

is KING.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

con·text /ˈkänˌtekst/

Noun

1. the circumstances that

form an event,

statement, or idea,

expressed in terms of

which can be fully

understood.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

But language

students are

often taught to

study endless

rules of the

English

language.

Mostly out of

context.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

The result is

not very

surprising.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

But what if we

could learn in a

way that is

memorable?

A way based on

experience.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

The way a

young child

learns to

speak.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

The way an

immigrant

learns a new

language in a

new country.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

What if?

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Students could

learn English

in context?

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Learning to

apply rules,

pronounce

correctly and

grow

vocabulary

naturally.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

But also…

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Being able to

speak English

confidently in

real

situations.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Introducing…

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

S.T.O.R.Y

Story

Time

Objective

Recognition

You

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

A practical,

dynamic and

100%

contextual

method based

on 5 key

aspects of a

learner's

communication

experience

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Adapted to the

needs of each

individual

student.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

1. Story

Understanding the

basics of a lesson is

understanding the

story of the

situation we’re

learning about.

What’s going on?

Who participates?

Why do we need to

know? The context.

STORYTELLING

For centuries human beings have

organized information in story

format. Taking advantage of this in

education is like taking advantage of

air to fly a kite.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

2. Time

Does the situation

make reference to

the past, the

present or the

future? The

student learns to

naturally to

understand and

express WHEN

things happen.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

3. Objective

Students know

exactly what they

have to achieve

during their

course and in

each lesson.

Objectives are

realistic and

achievable.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

4. Recognition

Students learn to

recognize correct

use of language

structures,

pronunciation

and vocabulary.

This takes time,

but does not

require

memorization.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

5. You

Students

understand how

they relate to the

story, time and

objectives. They

recognize the

language and

develop the ability

to autonomously

produce language

applying the skills

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Beyond…

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

Continuity

The Story Method

provides students

a template that

they can use to

continue

improving their

language beyond

the classroom.

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

StoryPaul

The Story Method A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO LEARNING ENGLISH

StoryPaul

Is Paul Ponce, English

teacher, consultant, writer,

media producer and creator

of The Story Method.

Paul has over 15 years of

experience training

students, professionals and

executives from all over the

world to speak and write

better English.

www.StoryPaul.com