Story Time: Improving Oral and Literacy Skills in a Second Language

Authors

Krysta Rubio Belliston, Brigham Young University
Ray Graham, Brigham Young University

Keywords

oral and literacy skills, second language, English-language education

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Teacher Education

Abstract

In this generation, the demand for education has been steadily enforced year by year. Since English is an internationally spoken language, parents and children alike want to improve their eligibility and employability through an English-language education. Guatemala does have some programs for students to learn English as their class curriculum, yet this is offered mostly to the children in the city. Also, I noticed that many of these programs lack English educational resources, and they rely largely in the grammar-based (direct instruction) approach, based mostly on writing drills.

Recommended Citation

Belliston, Krysta Rubio and Graham, Ray (2013) "Story Time: Improving Oral and Literacy Skills in a Second Language," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 81.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/81