報告人 : 坪頂國小 陳玉茹

1. 淡水區99學年度第2學期英語教師區域策略聯盟專業增能工作坊---英語教學專題報告與分享Teaching English Through Chants, Rhymes and Songs 報告人: 坪頂國小 陳玉茹

2. Benefits of using rhymes, chants and songs in English teaching • Children love rhythm, music and movement. • Contributes to young children’s social, linguistic and emotional development. • Get children’s attention and keep their interest. • Encourage children to produce language in way that is natural, spontaneous and enjoyable. • Promotes the development of positive attitudes and motivation toward learning a foreign language.

3. As using rhymes, chants or songs in your lessons…… • Rhythm/music • Pronunciation • Memorization • Transfer • Confidence • Multiple intelligences

4. Chants • Jazz Chants: • Teaching Jazz Chants - Carolyn Graham • Who Took the Cookie? - Teaching Tips • The introduction chant • The name chant • I don’t want to • Clapping chants • Vocabulary train chants • Creations of your own chants

5. Rhymes Suggested Rhyme Activities • Rhyme of the week ( for all age ) • Cloze activities / Substitution exercises ( for all age ) • Students write their own rhymes ( older students ) • Have groups of students practice and recite the rhymes togethers ( for all age ) • Teach students about the cultural and historical meaning of the rhymes ( older students )

6. Tongue Twisters Suggested Tongue Twister Activities:  • Tongue twister chain • Tongue twister telephone • Tongue twister race • Teamwork tongue twister • Tongue twister creation

7. Songs How to teach a song: • Before you sing the song • Add action • Picture cards for each word or phrase • Sing without the music • Listen to the song

8. Ideas for Teaching Pop Songs • Cloze sheets • Key words / TPR • True / false statements • Listen and order • Changing the words

9. Cloze Activities for Rhymes • Jack and Jill went up the hill • To _______ a _______ _______ • Jack fell down and broke his crown • And Jill _______ _______ ________

10. Jack and Jill went up the hill • To find a silver bell • Jack fell down and broke his crown • And Jill began to yell

11. Tongue Twister 1 • How • Much • Wood • Would • A • Woodchuck • Chuck ?

12. Tongue Twister 2 • Betty Botter had some butter • “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter • If I bake this bitter butter • It would make my batter bitter • But a bit of better butter • That would make my batter better” • So she bought some better butter • Better than her bitter butter • And she baked it in her batter • So it was better Betty Botter • Bought a bit of better butter