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"It is noted that speaking is the weakest part of the students English language ability"
Lin, C.-Y., & Ciu, J.-W. (2013). Taiwanese Junior High School Students’ Performance on Vocabulary Learning. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 3(1), 69–76.
Teaching with Songs
Teaching with Songs
Download PDFs with posters, lyrics, MP3 audio and classroom activities.
Songs for Children.pdfBingo, The Farmer in the Dell, Hush Little Baby, Old MacDonald Had a Farm
American English at the U.S. Department of State
Using Songs & Movement with Young Learners
Figurative Language in Songs
Pop songs can be one of the most effective methods to get English language learners excited about class time. Why not use them as an easy gateway to teach your students about literary devices? Our latest Lesson of the Week, contributed by an Indonesia ETA, introduces four different kinds of figurative language: metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperboles, and asks students to evaluate song lyrics to differentiate between the different types. Later, students produce their own lyrics or poetry using the all four kinds of figurative language. Materials for the lesson:
Music Lesson – Make a Parody!
One of the most reliable ways to engage your students and get them excited about learning English is to incorporate recent pop music. In a creative take on a music lesson, South Korea ETA Paige Whitney goes beyond the basic gap-fill and other music-related activities in this Lesson of the Week: “Make a Parody!” to challenge her high-level secondary students to write their own parodies of popular songs. Her students created with brilliant songs about constipation, Slides, local food, and more. Materials for the lesson below:
Speaking with technology
Speaking with technology
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