%0 Journal Article %A Illán Martínez, Begoña %T A story-based approach to teaching English : a classroom experience %D 2008 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/10072 %X To learn a second language using stories can be one more tool to reach the curriculum goals. Stories can be used to arouse interest and increase motivation among students who are learning a second language. This article deals with a personal experience on how to use stories as additional material to the text book when teaching English as a second language. For this purpose, I will describe the problem encountered in the classroom, my proposal to improve the situation, based on authors who provide primary school teachers with ideas and innovative strategies. Finally, I will discuss the results that I obtained in the above research. %K English as a second language %K English as a Foreign Language (EFL) %K Storytelling approach %K Biliteracy %K First language %K Inglés como segunda lengua %K Inglés como Lengua extranjera %K Enfoque de cuentos %K Alfabetización en dos idiomas %K Primera lengua %~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala