Case the Narration Story by EFL - Digital Storytelling: A Case Study of the Creation, and Narration of a Story by EFL Learners

Oct 15, 2026

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Digital Storytelling is presented as an expanded instructional alternative in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching, combining traditional storytelling strengths with innovations from new technologies. The case-study aims to strengthen EFL learners’ writing and oral skills through a project that merges traditional and digital narrative. The study first examines distinctive features of DST, then details learners’ process to complete the task, and finally discusses assessment results.

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Abstract

Keywords

I. Introduction

Digital Storytelling as an Instructional Method

DST as a Didactic Tool

II. Digital Storytelling: An Instructional Method for Learners of EFL

a. DST as a Didactic Tool

Case the Narration Story by EFL Digital Storytelling: A Case Study of the Creation, and Narration of a Story by EFL Learners Betlem Soler Pardo [betlem.soler@uv.es](betlem.soler@uv.es) Facultat de Magisteri. Departament de Didàctica de la Llengua i la Literatura Universitat de València, Spain Abstract The use of technology to teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) has been greatly expanded in recent decades, and has also been construed by educators as afresh alternative to traditional pedagogy. Digital Storytelling can offer this alternative as, without neglecting the target of improving teaching quality, it has been proved to be a successful instructional tool to teach EFL (Gregori-Signes, 2008a; 2012), since it can combine the advantages and success of traditional storytelling with the innovations of new technologies to teach a foreign language. The aim of this case-study is to foster students’writing and speaking skills (Reinders, 2011) by engaging them in a project in which traditional and digital narrative are combined, with the primary goal of reinforcing foreign language acquisition and development for students of EFL. First, I shall examine some of the distinctive features of the DST. Secondly, I shall describe the process students had followed in order to complete the task; and, finally, I shall discuss the results . Keywords Digital storytelling, ICTs, English as a foreign language, higher education . B. Soler Digital Education Review-Number 26, December 2014-[http://greav.ub.edu/der/](http://greav.ub.edu/der/ 74)[ 74](http://greav.ub.edu/der/ 74) El relato digital: estudio de caso de la creación y narración de una historia por estudiantes de inglés como LE Betlem Soler Pardo [Betlem.Soler@uv.es](Betlem.Soler@uv.es) Facultat de Magisteri. Departament de Didàctica de la Llengua i la Literatura Universitat de València, Spain Resumen El uso de las tecnologías para la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera (ILE) se ha ido extendiendo y constituyendo como una nueva alternativa a la pedagogía tradicional en las últimas décadas . El relato digital puede ofrecer esta alternativa y, sin olvidar que el objetivo del mismo es mejorar la calidad en la enseñanza, ha ido demostrando que puede ser una buena herramientametodológica para enseñar ILE (Gregori-Signes, 2008a; 2012), ya que puede combinar las ventajas del relato tradicional con las innovaciones de las nuevas tecnologías para enseñar una lengua extranjera . El objetivo de este estudio decaso es fomentar la expresión oral y escrita comprometiendo a los estudiantes en un proyecto en el cual se combinan la narrativa tradicional y la digital con el principal objetivo de reforzar la adquisición y desarrollo de la lengua extranjera a estudiantes de ILE. En primer lugar, examinaremos algunas de las características del relato digital. En segundo lugar, describiremos el proceso que han seguido los alumnos para completar la tarea . Finalmente, discutiremos los resultados . Palabras clave Relato digital, TIC, inglés como lengua extranjera, educación superior B. Soler Digital Education Review-Number 26, December 2014-[http://greav.ub.edu/der/](http://greav.ub.edu/der/ 75)[ 75](http://greav.ub.edu/der/ 75) I. Introduction The emergence and dissemination of new technologies (ICTs) has had a considerable impact on the way teachers now instruct and the ways in which students process information; the result has been an improvement in educational quality. The appliance of Digital Storytelling (henceforth DST) in education subsequently became a central issue in the field of language teaching and learning research since it proved to be a very useful and helpful tool to employ in the classroom (Barret, 2005; Bordine-Fitzgibbon and Hughes-Wilhelm, 1998; Gregori-Signes, 2008a, 2008b) . In the words of Bernard Robin (2006, p. 1), DST can be defined as follows [digital storytellings] revolve around the idea of combining the art of telling

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What is the main objective of the case-study on digital storytelling for EFL learners?

To foster EFL students’ writing and oral skills by engaging them in a project that combines traditional and digital narrative for strengthening foreign language acquisition and development.

How is Digital Storytelling (DST) defined and characterized in the document?

DST is described as combining the art of telling stories with digital multimedia such as images, audio, and video, typically mixing graphics, text, recorded narration, and other media to present information on a specific topic.

What steps does the study outline after introducing DST?

It examines DST’s distinctive features, describes the process students followed to create the digital story, and discusses the results from the assessment task conducted by students and teacher alike.

Oct 15, 2026

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