Using fables to improve writing skills in second grade EFL students of a public high school

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research was to demonstrate how fables can benefit writing skills in English as a foreign language (EFL) students. In this study, a mixed-method approach was used to obtain data regarding the use of fables during six lessons to fostervocabulary, spelling, sentence structure, and writing paragraphs. The sample consisted of a group of twenty-three students from the second year of high school at a public institution inthecityofLoja,Ecuador. The instruments applied were pre and post-test, observation sheets, and a survey that was designed to determine the students perceptions of the use of fable lessons for improving writing skills. The conclusions revealed that students had a positive impact on the use of fables as they were able to improve their writing skills, considering particularly the aspects of enhancing more vocabulary and the spelling abilitiesthat the students need, andtheir critical and reflexive thinking at the moment of developing written activities.