DEVELOPING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILLS WITH THE HELP OF ENGLISH FLORA IDIOMS

Abstract

Abstract: As the objective of EFL teaching is to help students to communicate
fluently in the target language, teachers should provide authentic models of language
use for every level and age. To hit the target we should focus not only on linguistic,
but also on literary and cultural elements. Since fairy tales offer these elements, they
are highly beneficial to use in EFL teaching programs, especially for young learners.
It should be taken into consideration that the selection of fairy tales should be done in
reference to the course objective, the learners’ age and the story content. Since every
teaching situation is unique, the use of every single piece of fairy tale varies from class
to class and from teacher to teacher. But, anyhow, using fairy tales in Elementary
English courses as literary works tends to improve communicative competence and
provide a springboard for the development of critical thinking and aesthetic
appreciation. It is advantageous for many benefits, like cultural enrichment, language
advancement, higher-order thinking, and many more.