Teacher: Fiona McAndrew Subías
www.fionamcandrew.com
Fiona is a film-maker and musician who specialises in storytelling through the arts.
Trained in the creative industries with an Honours Degree in Animation and a Higher
National Certificate in Music, her passion for oral storytelling began when she
experienced the art of traditional storytellers in Scotland. After completing a Master's
degree in Music Therapy, she has developed workshops to help people express
themselves through music (songwriting), and story (storytelling), using creativity and
connection as the driving forces.
Presentation:
Storytelling is the art of sharing stories. In these workshops we will dive into tradition
and folklore, modern narratives and different ways of telling stories. We will listen
intently, create our own personal and fiction narratives, and share different kinds of
tales. The sessions will mainly focus on conversation and oral practice although other
forms of storytelling will be briefly introduced such as writing, visuals, and music.
Benefits:
We will enjoy ourselves as we develop our imagination, curiosity and
connection while improving our English conversation skills.
Methodology:
Storytelling is an effective technique to learn a language. It
uses narratives and stories as a tool to facilitate retention of information, including
vocabulary and grammatical structures, doing so in a natural and enjoyable way while
enabling a better understanding of a different culture.
Course outline:
The course is structured in six different modules:
Folklore, modern fiction, personal stories, poetics, creative writing and the oral telling
of tales. Throughout the course we will be creating and sharing stories, working our
imagination and our ability to pay attention to detail through group activities and
enjoying the ancient and contemporary art of storytelling.
Matrícula definitiva, por orden de solicitud, hasta completar la totalidad de las plazas.
Esta matrícula supone el pago automático e irreversible del curso (sólo se devolverá el importe
del curso en el caso de que este fuese cancelado por la Fundación CAI)
La Fundación CAI se reserva la posibilidad de cancelar algún curso en el caso de un
insuficiente número de inscripciones, o por razones operativas, funcionales o de fuerza mayor
