Storytelling and Cultural Narrative in English Language Teaching

Feng Donglei. Storytelling and Cultural Narrative in English Language Teaching : Master’s thesis in Philology / supervised by V. Yefymenko. Kyiv, 2025. 94 p.

The master’s thesis is devoted to the study of cultural narratives as tools for developing linguistic and cultural competence in teaching English.
The work presents the theoretical and methodological foundations of using storytelling and cultural narratives in language education, analyzes the structure and techniques of storytelling in modern English language teaching materials, and provides a critical analysis of various forms of cultural narratives.
The author examines the relationship between storytelling and cultural representation, exploring how narrative structures reflect and shape cultural patterns. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s literary work Americana as a narrative of cultural identity, oral narrative traditions in the format of TED Talks, digital narrative collections, and English language learning podcasts.
Based on empirical research, the author demonstrates that cultural narratives contribute to the development of not only language skills, but also intercultural competence, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence. The effectiveness of multimodal approaches to the use of narratives in teaching, which combine visual, auditory, and interactive elements, is proved.
The practical value of the study lies in the development of methodological recommendations for the integration of cultural narratives into the educational process, taking into account the psychological and pedagogical aspects of language education. The work is relevant for English language teachers, developers of educational materials and researchers of intercultural communication.