The Instruction of Songs and Chants in the EFL Classroom

Team Leader ：邱豐程校長 Members ：林妙英、張安瑜、林慧玲

May 27, 2011

Once upon a time …

Music is a powerful stimulus for students to engage in learning more.

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Why What

How

Who Where When

Introduction

Why 1– the goals Grade 1 – 9 Curriculum Guidelines 1-1-10 能聽懂簡易歌謠和韻文的主要內容。 2-1-10能朗讀和吟唱歌謠韻文。 3-1-4 能辨識歌謠、韻文、故事中的常用 字詞。 1-2-1 能瞭解簡易歌謠、韻文的節奏 、音韻與內容。

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Why 2– the reasons Psychological reasons Socio-emotional reasons Cognitive reasons Musical and Physical reasons Linguistic reasons Cultural reasons

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What 1– the materials

Textbooks

Nursery Rhymes

Pop SongsMusicals

Chants

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Supplementary

What 2– Supplementary examples Skidamarink Do Re Mi Friday I’m in Love The Hokey Pokey In My House Holiday Chant

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How – Teaching Procedures

Pre-singing •Teach and the background knowledge of the song.

•Listen quietly, words

While- Singing •Provide the lyrics and explain the meanings.

•TPR, sing along, the sentence strips

Post-Singing

•Ask questions and help students to the song• the words, different versions of

the same song

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Low Graders – The Alphabet Song (Variety)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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Songs in Textbooks

The Alphabet Song Names of the Letters

Classic melody with different speeds Slow, Medium, Fast

Various versions 1, 2, 3

Sounds of the LettersRap

Fun with the LettersExtended activities

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Songs in Textbooks

Hide and Seek 1. Listen 2. Fill in the blanks 3. Draw

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Middle Graders – Where is the cat? (Hess)

Songs in Textbooks

Stop and Sing!1. Where- 2. How-3. Who-4. What-5. When-

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High Graders – Oh, My Friend(Hello, Darbie)

Skidamarink

•Psychological reasonReason

•Nursery Rhyme

Material•Daily talkLanguage

Focus

•TPR

Activity

Comprehension Check

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TPR Activity Organization: whole class Material: worksheet Procedure:

Suggestion:

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Do Re Mi

•Socio-emotional reason

Reason

•Musical (from The Sound of Music)

Material• Vowels and meaningful wordsLanguage

Focus

•Visualized words, hand signs

Activity

Comprehension Check

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Listening and Singing Organization: Group work Materials: PPT with song lyrics, worksheet Procedure:

Suggestion:

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Visualized words

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Friday I’m in Love

•Cognitive reason

Reason

•Pop song (from the Cures)

Material•Days of the weekLanguage

Focus

•Word search, cloze

Activity

Comprehension Check

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Word Hunt Organization: individual work Material: word-search worksheet Procedure:

Suggestion:

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The Hokey Pokey

•Musical and Physical reason

Reason

•Nursery Rhyme

Material•Body parts, action verbsLanguage

Focus

•TPR

Activity

Comprehension Check

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Shake! Shake! Shake! Organization: group work Material: worksheet Procedure:

Suggestion:

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In My House

•Linguistic practice

Reason

•Textbook (Happy English by Hess)

Material•There is / There are … in my ….Language

Focus

•Writing

Activity

Comprehension Check

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In My Garden, in My Dream Organization: individual work Material: sheets of A4 blank paper Procedure:

Suggestion:

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Holiday Chant

•Cultural reason

Reason

•Chant (from Holiday Jazz Chant)

Material•Months of the Year, holidaysLanguage Focus

•Listen and order

Activity

Comprehension Check

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Happy New Year!

January’s here! * Hooray! . February’s here! * Hooray! . March is here! * Hooray! . April’s here! * Hooray ! . May is here! * Hooray! . June is here! * Hooray! .

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Happy New Year! July is here! * Hooray! . August is here! * Hooray! . September’s here! * Hooray! . October’s here! * Hooray! . November’s here! * Hooray! . December’s here! * Hooray! .

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Listen and Order Organization: Pair work Materials: Song recording, worksheet Procedure:

Suggestion:

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Practical Tips ~ MUSIC Make a repertoire Use spare time wisely Sing with props (puppets, musical

instruments …) Invite students to listen and practice

the songs Collect suitable CDs

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Variations based on themes

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Theme

Number

Colors

Months

Level

Low graders

Middle graders

High graders

SongHickory

Dickory Dock

Rainbow Song

Time for Another Year

Useful Websites BBC Education http://www.bbc.co.uk British Council

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs Mother Goose Club

http://www.mothergooseclub.com Super Simple Songs

http://www.supersimplesongs.com 56 Children’s Songs

http://www.cherriyuen.com/E-Songs.php31

Books for Further Reading Wee Sing Series Creating Chants and Songs (Oxford University Press) 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom (Macmillan ) 英語童詩與韻文 English Works ( 東西圖書）

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Conclusion “It’s not how intelligent you are,

but it’s how you are intelligent.”

~ Howard Gardner

newman.ac.uk

Thank you very much!

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