Applying English Songs to the English Teaching of Primary School
Abstract: With the implementation of the Nine-Year Education Program, teachers and parents lose their way in how to teach students English lessons because there is not going to be any test for the entrance examination. Regular school teachers can’t give students too much assignment; however, parents want to give them more tests to get a higher score. The academic pressure on students has never been lessened but increased. On the other hand, the pupils have their characteristics which differ from adult learners. It turns to be urgent for elementary school teachers to find a suitable way of English teaching. Songs, as an effective way of teaching, are playing a vital role in elementary English teaching. This essay aims to find out the effects of song charts on English learning in pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and culture by adopting some methods including classroom observation, interview and oral test, as well as to find out the way of choosing a suitable song for teaching. The results of the research indicate that applying songs in language teaching are popular with students and teachers. The students show their positive attitude towards language learning.
Key Words: English song; primary school students; teacher; choosing suitable song
英语歌曲在小学英语教学中的应用
摘 要：随着九年制义务教育的完善，英语教师和家长都对如何教好孩子的英语感到茫然．升学考试的压力不复存在，素质教育的落实，学校不能安排太多的考试来检验学习的进度，但与此同时，家长却希望孩子能参加更多的考试来巩固所学的知识．孩子的学习压力有增无减.小学生作为一个特殊的个体有着与其他年龄段所不同的特点。歌曲作为一种有效的教育辅助模式，在小学英语教学中发挥着日益重要的作用。本论通过采访、课堂实践、口头测试等教学方法研究英语歌曲在小学英语语音、词汇、语法和文化教学中的作用。研究表明英语歌曲在小学英语教学中的运用受到广大师生的好评。学生表现出浓厚的英语学习兴趣。
关键词： 英语歌曲；小学生；教师；选择合适的歌曲
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1 The Current Situation of English teaching in primary school 2
2. The Possibility of using songs in English Teaching 3
2.1 The characteristics of pupils 3
2.2 The characteristics of song 5
2.3 The Benefits of Applying songs 6
3. Applying Songs to English Teaching 6
3.1 To Pronunciation Teaching 6
3.1.1 The Importance of Pronunciation Learning 6
3.1.2 The Integration of Songs into Pronunciation 7
3.2 To Vocabulary Teaching 8
3.2.1The Necessity of Vocabulary Learning 8
3.2.2 Applying Songs to Vocabulary Teaching 9
3.3 To Grammar Teaching 11
3.3.1The Essentiality of Grammar Learning 11
3.3.2 Using Songs at Grammar Teaching 12
3.4 To Culture Teaching 13
3.4.1 The Significance of Culture Teaching 13
3.4.2 Integration Songs into Culture Teaching 15
4 Choosing A Suitable Song 16
4.1How to choose a suitable song 16
4.2 The Important Stages in songs choosing 17
5 Conclusion 18
Bibliography 21
