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Music and Creativity

Music and Creativity. A Way “in” to English Language Learning. The Royal Distance Learning Foundation. With support from . . . US Embassy RELO Office TOT. Review of Session #4. Story Telling in many varieties What did you try in your classes? How did it go?

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Music and Creativity

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  1. Music and Creativity A Way “in” to English Language Learning

  2. The Royal Distance Learning Foundation • With support from . . . • US Embassy RELO Office • TOT

  3. Review of Session #4 • Story Telling in many varieties • What did you try in your classes? • How did it go? • What worked? What didn’t work?

  4. Overview of Session #5 • Music as a source of creative inspiration in language learning. • Focused on activities and skills that support the learning of reading and writing. • American music both current and from the folk era. • Enjoy the activities. We’ll talk about them later.

  5. A Little Theory • GeorgiLozanov and De-Suggestopedia • Accelerated Learning • Right Brain, Left Brain and Learning • Enjoyment and common sense

  6. Where is the Love? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc • Black Eyed Peas

  7. Vocabulary Development • Possible new vocabulary from “Where is the Love”

  8. Accompanying activities • With a partner, generate new sentences using the vocabulary. • Some will share.

  9. This Land is Your Land • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2aE • Woody Guthrie

  10. Classic Cloze Activity • Standard listening activity involving writing

  11. This Land is Your Land • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5NWU&feature=related • Bruce Springsteen

  12. Blowing in the Wind • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFz3tZYg-M • Bob Dylan

  13. Activity • Turn over the page with the lyrics. • Rewrite the song with a partner. • Try to remember the poetry of the song. • Check with the lyrics. • How did you do?

  14. Both Sides Now • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcrEqIpi6sg • Joni Mitchell

  15. Activity • Remember the session with Haiku? • With a partner write a 5 -7 -5 Haiku about this song. • Some will share.

  16. I’m Yours • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYhrYHmUPn0 • Jason Mraz

  17. Activity • With a new partner, create / write a short story including this song. Imagine that the song is in a musical on TV? • What happened before the song? • What happens after the song?

  18. Applications • Brainstorm with a partner. • How could you use any of these ideas in your classes over the next 2 weeks? • Some will share.

  19. Thank You!!! • Have Fun and Enjoy the Music!!!

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