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“Song activities in the EFL classroom” Presenters: Cleide Nascimento Jorge Alexandre

2 nd Alumni, CTJ and IBEU TEFL Conference. “Song activities in the EFL classroom” Presenters: Cleide Nascimento Jorge Alexandre. July 18th, 2013 Brasília – DF - Brazil. “Music is the universal language of mankind” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a 19 th century American poet).

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“Song activities in the EFL classroom” Presenters: Cleide Nascimento Jorge Alexandre

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  1. 2nd Alumni, CTJ and IBEU TEFL Conference “Song activities in the EFL classroom” Presenters: CleideNascimento Jorge Alexandre July 18th, 2013 Brasília – DF - Brazil

  2. “Music is the universal language of mankind” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a 19thcentury American poet)

  3. Usingsongs in the ESL classroom – MethodologyReportGruel, Hillmanand Panis (2012) 8 reasons for usingsongs in the EFL classroom: • To socialize; • Tofosterphysicaldevelopment; • Tofostercognitivelearning/ automaticity; • Todevelop cultural literacy; • Tofacilitatelanguageacquisition; • Tostimulate, energize andawakenstudents; • To inspire emotion.

  4. Songs as teachingresources in theyounglearners’ EFL classroomGydaHrund (2008) Tips - Children • Music can help withpronunciation, vocabularyenrichmentandarticulation; • It canprovide a senseofsecuritytotheyoungestlearnerswhenthey are in unfamiliarsituationsandlearning a new language; • Bodylanguageandrepetition, alongwiththelyrics, will help younglearnerscementthe new vocabularyandgrammarrules.

  5. The use of songs in the ESL classroomMaria Beatriz PaternainMartin (2010) Tips – Children (cont.) • Songspromoteinteractionandfluency in children; • Whencoupledwithgestures, songsfosterphysicaldevelopmentand motor skills; • Promote cultural awareness: Halloween andChristmassongs, nursery rhymesandsoon; • Help withclassroomtransitions: time totidyuptheroom, arrangethematerialsandsoon.

  6. LanguagelearningthroughmusicDrífaSigurdardóttir (2012) Tips - Teens • Music videoscanbe a powerful tool: theymayoffer visual commentaryonthelyricsortell a parallelstory; • Play aroundwithimageandsound: show/hidethemtoarousethestudents’ curiosity; • Teenagers enjoywhat’strendy,theheatofthemoment. Use themost popular songsoftheday in your favor tospiceup classes, break uptheroutineandestablishrapportwiththem.

  7. Using Music in the Adult ESL ClassroomKristinLems (2001)ERIC (EducationalResourcesInformation Center) Digest Tips - Adults • Song lyricshavefluidmeanings, allowingdifferentinterpretationsandfostering debate; • Songscontextuallyintroducethewaystherhythm, stress andintonationcanbechangedwhentryingtoconveymeaning. • Songs are a rich mine of cultural information: humanrelations, ethics, history, humor, customs, regional and cultural differencesandsoon.

  8. Before listening

  9. Activity 1 Students can try to predict what the song may be about based on eight to ten targeted vocabulary items or a picture.

  10. Canyouguessthesong? Ask a partnerto help you.

  11. Activity 2 Students can also discuss a quote or a sentence related to the song.

  12. “I’llbuyyou a diamondring, myfriend, if it makesyoufeelalright”. • Canmoneybuyhappiness? Why/Whynot? • What are thethingsthatmoneycanandcan’tbuy? List 5 items.

  13. Activity 3 Teachers can also have students do a creative writing assignment, a poster, take pictures and so on before listening to the song.

  14. Activity 4 The music industry is full of stars. Elicit what your students know about the artist, band or style and make a word cloud on the board. You might be surprised!

  15. While listening

  16. Activity 5 Based on the song’s video or lyrics, students write a short paragraph, poem, composition and so on telling a story about what they have just seen/heard.

  17. Activity 6 Students are given a word bank with words that are in the lyrics (and some that aren’t) and a bingo chart. They put the words in the chart and cross them out as they hear them.

  18. Activity 7 Students must use synonyms or opposites for the words or expressions in bold.

  19. Activity 8 Students express their opinion and come up with solutions to a particular problem or dilemma described in the song.

  20. Activity 9 Each student illustrates one or two sentences from the song. Then, the teacher makes musical slideshow out of the illustrations, puts the pictures up on the walls of the classroom/school hallway and so on.

  21. “I seetreesofgreen, red roses too”

  22. After listening

  23. Activity 10 Students may list all the words they learned arranging them in order of difficulty. They can use dictionaries/gadgets to discover the meanings of the words.

  24. Activity 11 Students might also create a game or activity, for instance, a bingo, matching slips, a board game, a memory game, a crossword puzzle or wordsearch.

  25. www.puzzle-maker.com

  26. Activity 12 Students create their own song or modify an existing song.

  27. Let’stry it out! *Young learners *Teens *Adults

  28. Suggested songs with related grammar and discussion topics www.therighttune.pbworks.com

  29. Usingsongs in the ESL classroom – MethodologyReport, Gruel, Hillmanand Panis (2012) References Music and Learning, Chris Brewer (1995). Using Music in the Adult ESL Classroom, KristinLems(2001). Songs as teachingresources in theyounglearners’ EFL classroom, GydaHrund (2008). The use of songs in the ESL classroom, Maria Beatriz Paternain Martin (2010). Languagelearningthroughmusic, DrífaSigurdardóttir (2012).

  30. Contact us: lexdok@yahoo.com jorges@thomas.org.br

  31. Thankyou! Wehopeyoulikedourgig! Don’tforgettocrank it up!

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