The assertion that to be a good speaker one needs to be a good listener is commonplace but to what extent are we as successful as classroom practitioners in helping our students to develop good L2 listening skills as we are in developing their speaking skills?

With more and more ELT students in the UK preparing for exams like IELTS, the need to pass listening tests is high but do our classes really offer listening skills development or are they little more than opportunities for listening practice?

Special attention will be given to pre-teaching that happens before storytelling and the activities during and after dramatization.

The participants will also have a chance to learn about many example activities for each step of the method, including videos, digital storytelling materials, and practical advice on how to use storytelling as a basis for language acquisition.