Students’ Attitudes in Preparatory Schools toward Learning Language Skills through Storytelling

Abstract

The aim of the study is to find out preparatory school students’ attitudes toward learning language skills via storytelling. The sampling of the study consisted of 48 students with A2 language proficiency level at a state university. Turkish students between the ages of 18 and 22 were selected as the sample. The sampling included 25 females and 23 males whose mother tongues were Turkish. A Likert scale questionnaire was administered to investigate the students’ attitudes toward storytelling. Due to validity and reliability concerns, the questionnaire was adapted from an attitude test which was designed and used by Kim and Mcgarry (2014). The results revealed that students might have positive attitudes toward storytelling activities. The participants showed more interest in listening to stories than they did in any other storytelling activities. Overall, they felt competent in receptive skills and enjoyed doing listening activities rather than speaking activities. Finally, the participants were found to believe that using storytelling activities in the classroom is not only beneficial for young learners, but also for adults.