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Conclusion 
We all grew up with stories told first from our parents and later from our teachers. Young 
learners are impulsive, entertaining, inquisitive, energetic, social and spontaneous. They crave 
the teachers’ attention and their love. They love listening to stories and playing with puppets. 
Storytelling and puppetry are engaging, fun, challenging, interesting and motivating issues 
which help children feel confident with the language they learn. Storytelling and puppetry serve 
many functions; including lightenin
g young learners’ interests, encouraging the flow of 
lectures, making material memorable, overcoming young learners’ anxiety, and building strong 
relationship between the teacher and the learners, or among learners themselves becoming the 
cornerstones of teaching. Stories presented to young learners through puppets use a holistic 
approach to language teaching and support natural acquisition of the language. They can 
introduce young learners to other cultures and attitudes and help language learners develop 
critical thinking skills.
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