陈则航Teaching English through Songs and Chants.pptVIP

Songs, chants and rhymes are natural language behaviour: something that children naturally do in their own language. They provide a natural context for language use. They make language easy to remember. They allow children to pick up chunks of language. They encourage all children, even shy ones, to participate and to speak in class. They are fun! Length Level Repetition Content Relevance Actions Context Catchiness Experience English rhythms ? Bike,??????????? go Lorry,?????????? go Aeroplane,?????? go Motorcycle,????? go Everybody here? go ? Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed up the spout. Down came the rain And washed poor Itsy out. Out came the sun And dried up all the rain, And Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed up the spout again. 1. What is the purpose for her to use songs in the teaching? 2. Does it help to achieve the purpose effectively?? 3. How was the song introduced? 4. Is there any problem in her ways of using songs in this particular teaching situation?? 5. What solutions can you suggest? Thank you! *  Teaching English through Songs and Chants Chen Zehang (陈则航) Centre for Foreign Language Education and Teacher Education School of Foreign Languages and Literatures Beijing Normal University  Everybody wants to know Everybody needs to know English leads you on the road English gives you tons of gold! English workshop! (clap, clap, clap) English workshop! (clap, clap, clap)  Why using songs and chants? For enjoyment To make language learning easier To develop self-confidence To familiarize children with sounds and structures of the language To learn and memorize words and phrases To feel the rhythm of the language  What can songs and chants help in learning languages? To practice: individual sounds stress and rhythmic patterns intonations vocabulary grammatical structures conversational exchanges Adapted fr