IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference in Poznan, Poland - 2009

1. AUTHENTIC MATERIALS AND
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Uruguay
Mercedes Viola
mercedesviola@4d.edu.uy

12. Stories are the creative conversion of life
itself into a more powerful, clearer, more
meaningful experience. They are the
currency of human contact. — Robert
McKee

21. REFERENCES:
•Writing Stories - Andrew Wright and David A. Hill. Helbling
Languages (2008)
•BBC Interview on ‘Stories in Language T eaching’ – Andrew
Wright
•Living in a Story – Andrew Wright
•T eaching Grammar Creatively - Helbling Languages (2008
•The Coaching Manual – Julie Starr. Pearson Education (2003)
•Storytelling that Moves People: A Conversation with
Screenwriting Coach Robert McKee. Harvard Business Review.
June 2003
•Once Upon a Time: Using Story-Based Activities to Develop
Breakthrough Communication Skills - T errence L. Gargiulo. John
Wiley and Sons (2007)
•Stories at Work. Using Stories to Improve Communication and
Build Relationships. T errence L. Gargiulo. Greenwood
Publishing Group. (2006)
•The Case for Non-T argeted, Comprehensible Input – Stephen
Krashen

22. All human beings have an innate need to hear
and tell stories and to have a story to live by.
Harvey Cox

23. AUTHENTIC MATERIALS
AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Mercedes Viola
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