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The 16 students from the Theoretical Linguistics class are considered the 100% for task 1 and 2,
out of which 11 students that represent the 68.75% improved their grades and 5, which represent
31.25%, took the written exam and lowered their grades.

The 47 students in task 3, from the Discourse Analysis Class, did not take a written exam to have a
score comparison, but good grades were obtained through their role-play exercise: 33 students out
of 44 scored 100, 7 students scored between 91 and 98, and 4 students scored 86.

Preliminary Conclusions

Storytelling helps students to look at a theory from different views, the views of the characters for
example and one of the biggest advantages is to have an opportunity to process academic informa-
tion in different ways. Students are likely to remember stories better than an academic text as it can
be seen in their overall score improvement. Besides, stories engage the mind to develop complex
thinking because they expose students to different worlds, which is an important factor in the learning
process.

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