{"title":"Introducing storytelling into tourism and hospitality courses: students’ perceptions","authors":"J. Bury","doi":"10.1080/15313220.2019.1665486","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Storytelling is a fundamental component of human communication. As a teaching method, its introduction can lead to a wide range of benefits. Despite this, storytelling is not commonly employed by educators in tertiary education in Japan. As a result, students’ reactions to it as a pedagogic approach are relatively underreported in that context. Consequently, this study investigated the perceptions of undergraduate students (n = 132) enrolled in the Faculty of Tourism and Business Management at a university in Japan following the introduction of storytelling into the curriculum. It was found that the participants felt it improved their understanding of the tourism and hospitality industry, was a positive aspect of their course, and improved their perceptions of their English abilities and confidence when using English. It is therefore suggested that storytelling be incorporated more into tourism and hospitality courses.","PeriodicalId":46100,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313220.2019.1665486","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2019.1665486","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Storytelling is a fundamental component of human communication. As a teaching method, its introduction can lead to a wide range of benefits. Despite this, storytelling is not commonly employed by educators in tertiary education in Japan. As a result, students’ reactions to it as a pedagogic approach are relatively underreported in that context. Consequently, this study investigated the perceptions of undergraduate students (n = 132) enrolled in the Faculty of Tourism and Business Management at a university in Japan following the introduction of storytelling into the curriculum. It was found that the participants felt it improved their understanding of the tourism and hospitality industry, was a positive aspect of their course, and improved their perceptions of their English abilities and confidence when using English. It is therefore suggested that storytelling be incorporated more into tourism and hospitality courses.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is the professional journal of the International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE). This journal serves as an international interdisciplinary forum and reference source for travel and tourism education. The readership of the journal is international in scope, with a good representation in college and university libraries as well as high schools and professional schools offering courses in travel and tourism.