Teaching English through

Traditional Ecuadorian

Legends to Develop Reading

and Listening Skills.

INTERVIEW

EXPERT

• Magister Mónica Martínez.• University Porfessor• Ecuadorian Legends and Folktales: A Journal

from Storytelling to Reading in the EFL classroom.

1. Are legends considered as part of our culture? Why?

2. Have you ever tough English through legends? How was it?

3. Do you think children are really motivated in reading legends?

4. Is it possible to develop reading skill through legends?

5. How important is that students listen to legends that they are going to read?

6. Is it important to use pictures to contextualize legends to students?

7. What kind of activities can be designed to develop the reading skill?

8. What activities did you apply when you tough English by using legends?

• Legends are part of a culture and through them we can develop listening and reading skills.

• Illustrations and audio are important tools to catch students’ attention.

• The activities we can apply are that we can sit down in a circle and then read and listen to legends. Then, we can ask questions to know if students understand the topic or idea of the story.

SURVEY

PURPOSE

STUDENTS INTEREST

ECUADORIAN LEGENTS

WATCH TV READ

POLL

* “Daniel Hermida” Elementary School

* Seventh Grade

* Ages 12 years old

* 28 students

* Time 12: 15 pm

The survey was divided into three parts.

* Multiple choice* Yes / No questions* According to their likesWe have ten questions

QUESTIONS

Hacer tareas Dormir Leer Ver televisión jugar

16

3 2

11

21

0.301886792452831

0.0566037735849057 0.0377358490566

039

0.207547169811321

0.396226415094341

¿Qué actividades prefieren hacer en las tardes?

Series1 Series2

30 minutos 1 hora Toda la tarde No veo television

7

19

62

0.205882352941176

0.558823529411765

0.176470588235294 0.0588235294

117647

¿Cuánto tiempo ve la televisión dia-riamente?

Series1 Series2

Cuentos Leyendas Comics Deportes en el periodico

4

1923

60.07692307692

30769

0.365384615384617

0.442307692307693

0.115384615384615

¿Qué clases de lectura les gusta?

Series1 Series2

1 20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2400% 86%

400% 14%

¿Alguna vez ha escuchado a sus pa-dres, abuelos, hermanos, profesores o

amigos contar alguna leyenda de Cuenca o del Ecuador?

NOYES

Cantuña La Dama Tapada

El Gallo de la

Catedral

La Caja Ronca

05

1015202530

13

28 28

1015

0 0

18

¿Alguna vez ha leído la leyenda de…?

YESNO

YES NO0

5

10

15

20

25

30

27

1

¿Les gusta leer leyendas que contengan imágenes o que sean animadas?

Series1

YES NO0

5

10

15

20

25

30

28

0

¿Cree usted que al leer leyendas Ecuatorianas estamos recuperando

nuestra cultura?

Series1

Nada Poco Mucho Bastante02468

10121416

1410

31

50%

36%

11%4%

¿Les gusta las lecturas en inglés?

Series2Series1

Nada Poco Mucho Bastante02468

101214

64

6

1221%14%

21%

43%

¿Les gusta escuchar leyendas mientras leen?

Series2Series1

Nada Poco Mucho Bastante0

5

10

15

20

3 4 5

16

11% 14% 18%

57%

Es importante para usted escu-char las leyendas grabadas en un

CD.

Series2Series1

CONCLUSIONS * Students are interested in legends which are part of our culture. *