Empowering Preservice Elementary Teachers through Storytelling: The Impact of Translation and Communication Literacy on Engagement

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10.2991/978-2-38476-489-1_38How to use a DOI?

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storytelling; translation; communication literacy; learners; pedagogy

Abstract

This study investigates the role of translation skills and communication literacy in increasing learners’ engagement in storytelling-based instruction. Data were acquired using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approach from 102 preservice elementary teachers who participated in English storytelling sessions aimed at improving bilingual competence and oral fluency. The analysis revealed that translation ability had a significant positive effect on students’ active participation (path coefficient = 0.266, T = 2.538, p = 0.011), while communication literacy (path coefficient = 0.193, T = 1.663, p = 0.097) and perceived benefits of English learning (path coefficient = 0.193, T = 1.358, p = 0.175) had no statistically significant impacts. The model explains 33.1% (R² = 0.331) of the variance in active involvement. These findings highlight the critical significance of translation abilities in promoting student engagement and imply that communication ability may not be sufficient to motivate active involvement. The study helps to advance bilingual pedagogical methodologies by emphasizing the importance of integrated language activities that balance translation and communication skills. Future studies should investigate long-term consequences and refining the distinction between translation and broader communication characteristics. The implications for curriculum design and teaching methods are discussed.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Faidah Yusuf
AU  - Widya Karmila Sari
AU  - Nur Abidah Idrus
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/24
TI  - Empowering Preservice Elementary Teachers through Storytelling: The Impact of Translation and Communication Literacy on Engagement
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Science and Teacher Education (ICESTE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 502
EP  - 516
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-489-1_38
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-489-1_38
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