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Using short stories to teach critical thinking and communication skills to tax students

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  • D. Larry Crumbley
  • L. Murphy Smith

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Researchers and numerous groups stress the importance of incorporating communication skills development into accounting curricula. Although a number of formal and informal techniques are available to instructors to incorporate writing skills into the classroom, many students have both oral and writing communication apprehension (CA). Short stories are a flexible teaching tool to overcome boredom both inside and outside the classroom. This scenario approach combines education and entertainment to make learning easier and interesting. Students can be required to develop short stories where accountants are the key characters and heroes. The better short stories may be placed on the Internet for future students to review. What may be wearisome and unexciting information can become meaningful through mystery, intrigue, humour, and adventure.

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  • D. Larry Crumbley & L. Murphy Smith, 2000. "Using short stories to teach critical thinking and communication skills to tax students," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 291-296.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:9:y:2000:i:3:p:291-296
    DOI: 10.1080/09639280010017248
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    1. D. Larry Crumbley & Katherine Smith & L. Murphy Smith, 1998. "TEACHING NOTE Educational novels and student role-playing: a teaching note," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(2), pages 183-191.
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    1. Patricia Lee Huff, 2014. "The Goal Project: A Group Assignment to Encourage Creative Thinking, Leadership Abilities and Communication Skills," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(6), pages 582-594, December.
    2. Paisey, Catriona & Paisey, Nicholas J., 2010. "Developing skills via work placements in accounting: Student and employer views," Accounting forum, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 89-108.
    3. Themin Suwardy & Gary Pan & Poh-Sun Seow, 2013. "Using Digital Storytelling to Engage Student Learning," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(2), pages 109-124, April.

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