Allow students to practise storytelling in their preferred language to support creative expression¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The article recommends letting students choose the language in which they engage with storytelling activities. The system "supports three languages: Traditional Chinese (Cantonese), Simplified Chinese (Mandarin), and English, allowing students to choose their preferred language", and the discussion states that "MotiBo encourages students to practice storytelling in their preferred language, allowing them to express their creativity fully", citing work linking language proficiency with creativity.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The storytelling system or activity must support multiple languages among which students can choose.

Constraints¶

• The creativity link is an author interpretation citing prior work, not a tested result of this study.

Target Learners¶

• Young primary school students in multilingual settings

Target Learning Goals¶

• creative expression through storytelling
• language practice

Related Strategies¶

• Collaborative Storytelling
• Interactive Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Ka Yan Fung, Tze Leung Rick Lui, Yuxing Tao and Kuen Fung SIN. (2025). MotiBo: The Impact of Interactive Digital Storytelling Robots on Student Motivation through Self-Determination Theory. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.01218