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TitleIdea: Storytelling To Celebrate Cultural Diversity
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Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monoculture groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students. Folk tales from all cultures have universal themes and at the same time tell us about specific features that can illuminate and alter our perception of those other cultures, often through metaphor.

Read the full article for ideas for using folk tales and find resources for English-language folk tales at http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/storytelling-celebrate-cultural-diversity
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