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Using Stories for Community Health and Development in Oral Cultures

Using Stories for Community Health and Development in Oral Cultures. Tim Brown visionSynergy -- T4 Global -- International Orality Network. What are these?. Which item doesn’t belong?. Which item doesn’t belong?. Three approaches. Teach them to read “ Oralize ” literate teaching/

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Using Stories for Community Health and Development in Oral Cultures

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  1. Using Stories for Community Health and Development in Oral Cultures Tim Brown visionSynergy-- T4 Global -- International Orality Network

  2. What are these?

  3. Which item doesn’t belong?

  4. Which item doesn’t belong?

  5. Three approaches • Teach them to read • “Oralize” literate teaching/ Audio recordings/films • Start fresh – Orality

  6. Communication/Learning StylesLiterate/Book and Oral/Traditional • Lecture • Outline • Summarize • Divide into parts • Study/Reference • Individual • Abstract • Knowledge • Repetition • Narrative • Events • Stories, drama, music • Participation • Community/Discussion • Concrete • Experience

  7. Keys for Working in Oral Cultures • Understand Oral Cultures • Native Language/Mother Tongue • Oral arts: • Story • Music • Drama • Discussion and dialogue

  8. So how does this work?

  9. So how does this work? • Identify a topic(s) • Community health and social issues • Collect information • Identify what needs to be remembered/recalled • Develop a story/narrative that is: • Scientifically Accurate • Culturally Appropriate • Clearly communicates

  10. An Example • Malaria • Symptoms • Treatment • Prevention

  11. For more information: Tim Brown visionSynergy tbrown@visionsynergy.net Susie Brown International Orality Network Oral Arts/Women susie.brown@cox.net

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