Last Wednesday we sang a lot of songs for teaching specific English vocabulary to children! Do you think songs are excellent resources to teach kids a new language? Why?
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The purpose of this blog is to share ideas for teaching English to kids!
I will include some comments and questions about the topics discussed in class and you have to participate expressing your own points of view. You need to check the blog constantly 'cause depending on your classmates' opinions or ideas, you will answer. It means that you must participate more than once for each comment I publish. Make the blog a dynamic window where we can share links, activities, ideas and any other tool that can help us to teach children.
I will include some comments and questions about the topics discussed in class and you have to participate expressing your own points of view. You need to check the blog constantly 'cause depending on your classmates' opinions or ideas, you will answer. It means that you must participate more than once for each comment I publish. Make the blog a dynamic window where we can share links, activities, ideas and any other tool that can help us to teach children.
Of course they are.. in my opinion, songs are excellent resources to teach anything even a new language becasuse we can learn new things unconsciously, so if we are teaching children and we want them to learn faster the best way to teach children is through songs, because kids love singing specially when songs are funny and have lots of movements. =)
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ResponderEliminarYou're right, Carle! What are your favorite children's songs for teaching English vocabulary? Can you recommend a Web site where we can download free songs?
ResponderEliminarwell, to tell the thruth I love children song because they are funny and have lots of vocaburary to learn, but my favorite ones to teach vocabulary old Mcdonald's, party colors... here you have some web sites whre you can find children songs and you can also download them, they are very funny and you can find any vocabulary you can teach.. I hope you like them. =)
ResponderEliminarhttp://www.songsforteaching.com/
http://www.songsforteaching.com/esleflesol.htm
http://www.dominios.net/musicenglish/
http://www.supersimplesongs.com/cds.html
Definitely the songs are an excellent resource for teaching a new language to children, because when one is in kindergarten love singing and dancing. The songs should be fun and dynamic to achieve greater participation of children. I believe that through the songs children can learn a new language and have fun at the same time.
ResponderEliminarNice contribution Carle! Meryann: you mentioned that kindergarten kids love singing and dancing! What about Primary School children?
ResponderEliminarWell in primary also sing and dance, we like a lot, and the songs are an excellent resource for teaching a new language either in kindergarten or elementary level or another. I learn a song faster than a class jaja :)
ResponderEliminarCourse in primary songs can be longer because children have greater uptake of long sentences compared to kindergarten.
ResponderEliminarIf they are important because through a song the child is able to learn easy and fun, plus there are children who have different abilities in this case learning aurally is even easier.
ResponderEliminarof course,this is an excellent way to teach children,because through this resource,children can develop listening and speaking skill at the same time in a funny way.
ResponderEliminarThe songs are really important resources for the teaching of English in children because they can develop communication skills as listening and speaking, also help maintain and capture the attention of children in a fun way. Songs also encourage active participation by generating a pleasant climate in the classroom.
ResponderEliminarYou said that songs are useful for teaching English to kids! What about adults? Can we teach a language to adults through songs as well? How?
ResponderEliminarThe songs for kids is a great strategy because the children can learns a new words and put in practices each word at home for example, the teacher in class put a song about animals all the children at home relationship the word when the children are watching TV. Or the children listening the radio
ResponderEliminarIn primary school children this methods is necessary to use because the children always are boring whit the same ways in which use the teacher every day if it is necessary practices whit elements more adapted in this level
ResponderEliminarfor adult is a level very difficult to teach .all the time you should put things more adapted in this level because each person think very different another person in this level look for strategies in which help improve the interest of each person in this subject
ResponderEliminarI think if you can teach adults through songs because we are children, youth and adults at the same time, we are the same person as the child who learned their native language, you can use songs according to the knowledge that the adult have. Out of the ordinary and experiment with new strategies for teaching a new language in adults.
ResponderEliminarOf course teacher ... teaching a new language for adults through songs also are excellent resources because they develop in the same skills (listening and speaking). Adults could even create your own songs, encouraging them to participate without fear of ridicule and feeling more confident in themselves, because the music creates fun and relaxation to any activity.
ResponderEliminarwell. OBVIOUSLY songs are a great resource! because as we know: kids like to play, so if you sing a song with them, doing some gestures they (the kids) will remember the gestures aswell the words in the song. for instance (eventhough im not a kid) i cant pull out of my mind Meryan`s song. " where is mother, where is mother, in the kitchen in the kitchen, lets go to the kitchen lets go to the kitchen come with me come with me" if you pay atention; this song has repetition drills and the same intonation in almost all the phrases wich are in the song. i know its a lil bit late. but i couldnt find the blog`s link. hope you guys take into account my participation =D
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ResponderEliminarwe can use songs for teaching adults. OF COURSE, not in the same way. We as teacher can introduce songs wich could have phrasal verbs, verb TO BE, personal pronouns, and so on. so you can ask to your students to look in the song for those aspects that you are asking for.... =)
Of course teacher, we can teach vocabulary or other things to Adults through songs, but teacher have to take into consideration the level and the age and they must adapt the vocabulary or the things teachers want to teach and look for songs adults like in orden for them not to get bored...
ResponderEliminarDiego ... I love you ... thanks for remembering my song...
ResponderEliminarof course we can teach adults using songs too,although sometimes adults can feel uncomfortable,but they can learn and relax too, like us =) each method or estrategy we can use to teach and develop skills are good.
ResponderEliminarI think its very important to use the songs, because it allows the development of the child's senses and is a very dynamic way they can learn singing. I agree with my friends. we must get involved much with the children to succeed in our purposes ...
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ResponderEliminarAdults can learn through song but with a greater level with more vocabulary, depending on your level of education that they want to teach. In children is easier because at that age they learn more easily, while adults whose mother tongue...
ResponderEliminaroh OK. all i can say is that i hate my movile internet ¬¬ it opens just when it wants....
ResponderEliminarso to complement my partner`s ideas. WE CAN USE SONGS FOR TEACHING ADULTS TOO..... I don`t know if you guys remember that in English I, II, III, IV, V and so on.... our teachers used songs to teach us... i remember Dear Mr President by Pink Ft indigo girls. used in Discourse analisys. and English V " underline verbs with ING" ^_^.
So, If you guys wanna used Music for teaching adults PLEASE take into account the previous knowledge, age, also the socio-cultural enviroment and OF COURSE what kind of music they like the most :]
Well, I agree with all my friends, the songs are a very good and fun way to teach children, youth and adults, we must only take into account the level of each person and vary the type of strategy to teach each topic.
ResponderEliminarTeaching youth or adults is not difficult task seeing it from the point of view we were kids and we know that we like or as we like to learn the various issues that want to, such as colors, we wear clothes of various colors and and it allows us to teach two subjects at once because we are using the colors in different types of clothing and it helps to know the colors and clothing. We must always remember the level or degree of education that was used with each person.
ResponderEliminarCool comments! However, there are some people who need to participate more! and remember I give you a period of time to do it! If you write your comments after the date I assign, unfortunately you won't have any mark! :-(
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