I decided to work on the topic of using digital storytelling in teaching ESL/EFL for two reasons: the first one is because I was an English teacher, the second one is because there has been not much under this title in EUODS.
It was more challenging than it had looked. A surprising thingis that in the large body of literature on digial storytelling since 1990's, there is not much dedicated to this topic. DS has been addressed generally as a learning approach in various educational contexts, or a method of assessment in constructivism. A great number of studies have been conducted on various aspects of DS, but the use of DS to teach ESL/EFL has not been investigated at length.
What I found was enough for a short paper, which I wrote for the purpose of contributing to the web site. However, if I had to write a real literature review, it would be insufficient. I guess one of the reasons for this is because DS cannot be applied as a tool to build up the English literacy from the beginning. It is not very suitable for developing separate practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. DS can be used only when learners have achieved a considerable level of integrated skills to create the story. What is more, while technology is the power of DS, it requires other kinds of literacy to be brought in such as visual and media literacy. This may exceed the the constraints of many ESL/EFL classrooms in time and facility beside the limited technology skills of the teacher.
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