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=WpYeekQ kAdc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQ kAdc 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=XaI5IRuS2 aE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2 aE Woody Guthrie

10. Classic Cloze Activity Standard listening activity involving writing

11. This Land is Your Land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5 NWU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5 NWU&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=bcrEqIpi6s g 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=LYhrYHmU Pn0 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!!!