1. Using Songs in the Primary English Classes-And Related Online Resources
By 文化國小英語老師
劉學蕙 2012,02,22

2. Why use songs when teaching?

3. Rationale
1. Affective Reasons: 2. Linguistic Reasons: 3. Cultural Reasons:

4. 3 Stages of Teaching Activity
A) Pre-listening activities.
B) Listening activities.
C) Post-listening activities.

5. I Love My Family Song 1. Pre-Listening listen for key words單字教學
2. Listening Activities:
分組角色扮演
自願者角色扮演 影片
3. Post-Listening
律動跟唱

6. E. I. E. I. O. 1. Pre-listening: Key words?
What animal words did you hear?
2. Listening:
Role Playing New Wow4-5
3. Post-Listening

7. What kind of things should we consider when we use songs in our English class?

8. What kind of songs should we use?

9. Many kinds of songs!
Pop songs Chants Nursery Rhymes Jingles Folk Songs Learning Songs Commercials Silly Songs Tongue Twisters Student Created Songs Holiday Songs
低年級? 中年級? 高年級? 每個年段都又不同需求。

10. Pop Songs for G5&6 EX: This Little Light of Mine 1.Pre-listening
3.Post-listening

11. My Favorite Teaching Activities
1. Prediction預測
2. Guessing 猜測
3. Brainstorming the key words
4. Fill-in the gaps填空
5. Unscramble the words重組
6. Put the sentence in order 句子重組
7. Choose the right answer 選擇
8.Fix the mistakes (use synonyms or antonyms)
9. Add extra words
10. Split sentences

12. My Teaching Activities
11. Bingo
Students select 9 keywords from a selection of about 20 on the board and insert them into a 3 by 3 grid. When students listen to the song they tick the words off until they have 3 in a row and then a full house.
Using keywords the students retell the story of the song in a narrative.
12. Pronunciation
Rhyming words can be extracted from the song. (or Phonemic awareness)

13. Assessment 1. Students sing songs 2. Poster making 3. Amend the song
4. Draw a song
5. Mini book making
6. RT
7. Stage Performance

14. Online Resources
1. Youtube-Cullen’s ABCs兒歌; KidsTV123兒歌 ; SuperSimpleSongs
appuseries
4.安德生之夢 1184首歌英漢對照
5.歌詞帝國
6. Youtube直接轉成Mp3 (vidgod.com)
7. Mp4/FLV或是CD/VCD/DVD轉成音檔:Format Factory
8.Youtube影片下載外掛程式

15. Online Resources 9.Karaokeparty網站: ex-Just the Way You are
10. 訓練唱歌(詞)的網站; Ex: Hotel California
11. Lyricsgaps: Never Say Never
12.有歌詞的卡拉OK
13. UJAM-produce your own songs
14. Play your favorite songs like a DJ

16. Implications and considerations
Use music selectively and purposely
To practice pronunciation, clear lyrics songs must be chosen
To plan the other materials needed like realia, puppets, visuals
Songs must have an easy melody and rhythm 16

17. Thanks for your listening.