A Book or a Digital Story: Which One Is Better in Your Language Learning Process?

Do you prefer to read the story "The Little Red Riding Hood" from a book or do you prefer to watch the video of the story on YouTube? Actually, I would prefer to read it from a book as otherwise I feel like my imagination is restricted. Watching the video of the story shows you the mimics of the characters, the color of the sky, etc., which are the details I want to create in my imagination. However, reading a story and watching a story can both have beneficial effects for a person who is learning a new language. Moreover, details which are shown in the video can increase language learners’ vocabulary and listening comprehension. That is to say, I can learn new words in a meaningful context when I watch a digital story. With technological advancements digital stories have become widespread in second language teaching environments. As a candidate of English language teacher, in the future I can utilize digital stories in digital platforms or create digital stories about a specific topic and theme considering my students’ language learning process. As an assignment for this topic, my friends and I created a video about cyberbullying in Canva and shared it on YouTube. According to language learners’ needs, videos about diverse content can be created to develop their target language skills.
 
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