Using stories as authentic materials in language education pre-service teachers’ experiences

This study investigates a group of pre-service teachers’ experiences of implementing stories as authentic materials in language education. The research focuses on the pre-service teachers’ lesson planning and teaching experiences with non-traditional materials in the form of stories in order to p...

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Päätekijä: Var, Kaan
Muut tekijät: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2025
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title_full Using stories as authentic materials in language education : pre-service teachers’ experiences
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title_short Using stories as authentic materials in language education
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topic authentic materials stories and language teaching literature in language teacher experience Master's Degree Programme in Education kielen oppiminen kielikasvatus opetus opettajat autenttisuus opettajankoulutus oppimateriaali kieltenopettajat kertomukset
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