personal narrative task for 5-yr-olds

[Akke de Blauw]

dear Magdalena

I would suggest the methodology of the classic study of narratives: 
C.Peterson and A. McCabe (1983) 'Developmental Psycholinguistics; Three 
Ways of Looking at a Child's Narrative'. They elicited narratives by 
giving prompts, telling own experiences first, than asking theirs.

best regards

Akke de Blauw

A.T.deBlauw at uva.nl
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication
Project Precursors of Narrative Ability


masmo at lingua.filg.uj.edu.pl schreef:
> Dear Colleagues,
> I would appreciate some advice as to what question to ask 5 yr-old children 
> in order to elicit some narratives on their personal experiences. I would like to 
> obtain some data in the form of monologue, and I would prefer it to be related 
> to some real past events in the child's life rather than being based on general 
> world knowledge or describing habitual situations.
> I would also appreciate some literature related to this methodology.
> Magdalena Smoczynska
> Krakow, Poland. 
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