Moving wor(l)ds: Practicing evocative language use through fairy tales

ABSTRACT

Courses: Public Speaking, Storytelling, Performance Ethnography, Oral Interpretation, Language and Communication

Objectives: The aims of this this class exercise are:

• To engage in a collaborative creative process of developing a story/topic from a simple idea to deepening the relationship with the audience through vivid and evocative language;

• To practice the use of various linguistic devices and figures of speech;

• To gain an understanding of the affective and relational functions of language; and

• To gain performance practice.