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| Contentid | 3852 |
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| Title | Using Music in the Language Classroom |
| Body | This idea for using students' favorite songs in language class was recently submitted to the TESLK-12 listserv. Although it was intended for teachers of English middle-schoolers, students of a variety of languages, levels, and ages should enjoy this activity. ---- If your students are like mine, they enjoy listening to the top 100 hits: songs they would hear on the radio and videos seen on MTV or CMT. I have a group of 7th & 8th grade students that like country music. Occasionally I allow them to bring their CDs to class and we listen to them. When they have finished their academic assignment, I allow them to go to http://www.CMT.com . There they find their favorite artist, can sometimes see a video, listen to a song, and often locate the lyrics to the song. We print the words off and then they practice reading the words. Once they know the words well enough, they can sing along with the music. They enjoy doing this. You can do this with all types of music and songs. http://www.Billboard.com will give you the top 100 hits in several different areas of music. From there you can do a search for the artist and the song title. http://MTV.com is another popular site that students will be familar with. There are many ways to find the music and lyrics to songs. You could have your very own talent show once everyone learns their song. Garrett, F.L. Songs for middle and high school ELL students. Teachers of English as a Second Language (Grades K-12). TESLK-12@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (27 Nov. 2005). |
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| Inputdate | 2005-11-29 17:14:00 |
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