Integrating digital storytelling into lesson plans to foster young learners’ speaking skills

Nida Mujahidah Fathimah, Ika Lestari Damayanti, Finita Dewi

Abstract


This study aims to analyze how pre-service teachers integrate digital storytelling into their lesson plans to foster young learners’ speaking skills. A qualitative content analysis was employed to examine three selected lesson plans designed by three groups of pre-service teachers in the 5th semester enrolled in the Digital Storytelling for Young Learners class at a public university in Bandung. This study focuses on three key aspects, including digital storytelling features, speaking skills development, and lesson plan design. The analysis results showed that DST was integrated into the lesson plans through its well-developed narrative structure and multimedia tools, though learners’ creativity and personalization should be reinforced more. Some oral production opportunities were also offered, but it needs more attention on how to embed vocabulary focus into speaking tasks. In addition, although all lesson plans were structured well and supported by interactive media and technology, the learning objectives should be more aligned with the expected speaking outcome. For future studies, it is recommended to include a greater sample size across institutions and employ more instruments in the data collection process. In addition, further investigation on pre-service teachers’ challenges in this issue is highly suggested.

Keywords


Digital storytelling, Lesson plans, Pre-service teachers, Speaking skills, Young learners

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17509/bs_jpbsp.v25i1.85704

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