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The Importance of Including Songs into the Classroom Activity - TEFL Blog
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Importance of Including Songs into the Classroom Activity
To call oneself a good teacher is not only about knowing the most efficient teaching methods - creativity is very crucial for maintaining the learner's interest through the lessons. Teaching languages there is all different kind of learners and each with variating motivations and reasons. Characteristics that should be highly considered especially for the selection of your creative tasks. But there are two facts: First, music is something most people like and feel connected to – no matter which country they are from or if they are old or young. Second, songs indeed can be very helpful for learning languages. Apart from exemplifying the use of vocabulary and grammar... [Read more]
Differentiating Teaching Based on Learner’s Maturity - TEFL Blog
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Differentiating Teaching Based on Learner’s Maturity
For this task, I have selected learning modes: Young learners v.s. Adults. When teachers are instructing students, they should first think about how to instruct them using the best methodologies to make learning best or what factors or aspects of learning they should consider for their classes, such as student motivation, previous learning experience, language awareness, behavior problems that could arise in class and the students' life experiences. All of the above factors can be divided by many different students, but it has been shown in this course that these facets are predominantly divided by young learners.
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What do Songs Mean to ESL Students? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 21 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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What do Songs Mean to ESL Students?
Children love music and they love songs in the classroom. Using English songs in the classroom can be effective to teach your learners. Children can benefit from having a lively and cheerful classroom full of music. So how can we be productive using songs in the classroom? And how can we motivate children to learn new English words and improve their pronunciation by using songs?
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Songs can help learn vocabulary and improve pronunciation.
How to choose songs correctly?
Choice of materials
Accompanying with other activities
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Several Ways to Implement Popular Songs in the Young ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 17 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Several Ways to Implement Popular Songs in the Young ESL Classroom
Songs are very popular in classes for young learners. Children need frequent changes in activities to stimulate their curiosity. Songs are fun and offer a nice way to warm up students and spend out their high-level energy. But songs are likewise an effective way to teach new vocabularies and sentences, improve speaking fluency and develop students' artistic abilities. Often teachers make use of videos downloaded at YouTube or another online platform, but they can also reproduce songs in a micro-system or even sing or play the song with a guitar or another instrument.
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The Benefits of Implementing Songs and Music in the ESL Classes - TEFL Blog
Wed, 17 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Benefits of Implementing Songs and Music in the ESL Classes
For the summative task for this course, I decided to research the use of songs in the classroom. The use of songs interests me because it seems that this is a good medium to provide some variety in the classroom and develop interest. Songs and music can also be used with all age groups, although of course whereas singalongs may be more appropriate with very young learners, other activities such as lyric breakdown are still very useful for older learners.
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Motivation
The 9 Benefits by Lynch
Pronunciation Training
Developing Language Aspects
Using Songs with Older Students
6 Steps to Make a Song Accompany the Lesson Context
Songs for Adults
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The Use of Songs in the ESL Environment - TEFL Blog
Wed, 15 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Use of Songs in the ESL Environment
The use of songs in teaching English to children is an effective method that many parents and teachers are now teaching their children. Because of the benefits that teach him through song. Children love to listen to children's music because of their cuteness and closeness. Therefore, if children start to familiarize themselves with English songs, they will surely learn easily. The fun, lovely melody of the song will help your child not be bored. Also, it will help children practice pronunciation more accurately. English songs often use familiar, familiar phrases in everyday life. Therefore, music helps children to have good listening and reflexes when communicating with foreigners.
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Reasons Why Singing Songs Helps Children to Learn English - TEFL Blog
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Reasons Why Singing Songs Helps Children to Learn English
I have a great fascination and interest to teach English as well as proper study techniques to students of all ages. This next year, I plan on moving to China to teach English to young children. When contemplating these future endeavors, I plan on implementing songs as a method to help young children learn English. Singing songs is a fun, interactive method that engages the attention of children. When teaching children, I argue that singing songs is a great method to cultivate and maintain a strong foundation in their English language level.
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Children and Learning
Lesson Goals
How to Choose Songs for The Lesson
Other Pros
Regular Repetition
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Songs and Rhymes as Effective Teaching Methods in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Fri, 08 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Songs and Rhymes as Effective Teaching Methods in the Classroom
Have you ever wondered why nursery rhymes are one of the first grammar structures taught in the life of a young learner? And how come it is easy for most adults to remember lyrics to a song that they learned in Kindergarten?
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1) Rhymes are Simple.
2) Rhymes have an Element of Playfulness.
3) Rhyme and Song have the Element of Repetition.
4) Music is Universal.
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Why is Music in the Classroom Very Important? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 04 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Why is Music in the Classroom Very Important?
Music plays an important role in our life. Music is also considered a form of international language. Everybody can enjoy and understand music. For children, the music brings back a lot of useful things. Therefore, songs are a great way for children to learn English. Singing, Playing, and Listening to music/songs every day is extremely important especially when you are teaching young learners. As we all know that repetition is the key to learning, so songs are the best way to help them learn English while having fun at the same time. Music helps children to remember things better and predictable, repetitive activities make them feel secure.
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When is the best time to use songs in a classroom for young learners? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
When is the best time to use songs in a classroom for young learners?
I was an English teacher in Japan for over three and a half years. In that time, I gained a lot of experience teaching young learners. My students were aged from two to fourteen. As I taught these students, I learned a lot about how songs can be used effectively in the classroom. Songs can be used to teach sentence structure, routines, vocabulary, and help aid the understanding of instructions in the classroom.
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Learning path
Young children
Lesson flow
Transitions
School kids
Teenagers
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Songs In an Early Childhood ESL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Songs In an Early Childhood ESL Classroom
It is a very well known fact that English is a very melodic language, it sounds very soft and children love singing in English. When you keep a certain rhythm, rhyme, and pace, it is very likely to learn faster and better almost any topic.
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Young Learners
The objective would be to sing and to touch the body parts at the same time.
Both engage and practice stages are important during the lesson as they will have to be well balanced and guided.
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Songs in the Classroom: How to Create a Positive Environment and Achieve Teaching Goals - TEFL Blog
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Songs in the Classroom: How to Create a Positive Environment and Achieve Teaching Goals
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said "Music is the universal language of mankind" and it is still widely accepted today. Any language uses words to create sentences that convey messages with different tones and emotions as well as music does. Thus, bringing music to an English classroom is one good way to inspire the learners. There are tons of techniques or ideas involving music and songs that can be applied to any part of a lesson plan. It is available today in the form of online resources to use as a guideline for teachers. However, there are some arguments about how this strategy can be time-consuming and taking away the interest out of a... [Read more]
Teaching Approaches That Implement Music and Songs - TEFL Blog
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Teaching Approaches That Implement Music and Songs
The English language is the most spoken one as a second language in the whole world. It has become the international language of business, science, technology, international relations, and diplomacy.
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Why Use Songs?
Boost of Motivation
Here are six steps for making a song the focus of the class
Ice-breaker
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Why Use Songs?
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Benefits of Using Songs in the Classroom: a Mother’s and a Teacher’s Opinion - TEFL Blog
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Benefits of Using Songs in the Classroom: a Mother’s and a Teacher’s Opinion
As the mother of a 3-year-old son, born in Spain to British parents, I have found that singing the same song in both English and Spanish has helped my son become bilingual.
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Quicker Learning
Total Physical Response
My surprising observation
Latest Researches
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Teaching Preschool ESL: Songs - TEFL Blog
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 Anna Domiczek
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
Teaching Preschool ESL: Songs
Songs and music are such an important part of an ESL preschool curriculum. Not only are they fun, but they are also very powerful tools to help young students learn English in a fun and entertaining way. Learning a second language at the preschool level needs to be experienced through engaging activities - words and actions need to go in tandem. Songs allow the children to move along and learn in a pleasant, fun way, in accordance with the TPR technique. They also serve as a tool to lower students' affective filter - according to the famous linguist Stephen Krashen's theory (1983), students can develop a blockage/filter toward their study because of a negative emotional attitude. When that... [Read more]
4 Reasons Why Using Songs in the Classroom is Important - TEFL Blog
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 Jon ITTT
Alumni Experiences
4 Reasons Why Using Songs in the Classroom is Important
We all probably know, that music has no language. It is kindly welcomed by all nations equally, as well as all races, ages and cultures. So how can music or songs help us to teach English and to do it more effectively?
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Music aids memory
Songs can teach vocabulary
Music provides clear patterns to follow
Using songs and music build rapport
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Young Learners vs. Adults: What are the Differences in the Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 23 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Young Learners vs. Adults: What are the Differences in the Classroom?
Learning a new language is not an easy task, regardless of the age it is learned at, and with the globalization of the English language, there are more and more people faced with the challenge of learning English to better their lives. English is known as one of the most difficult languages to learn due to its irregularities, and therefore requires a variety of different techniques to be applied in the classroom to help students learn the language better. Even though adult and young learners are both learning the same things, the learning process for both groups can be quite different.
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Working with young students
Working with adults
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8 Classroom Activities that are Great for Kinesthetic Learners - TEFL Blog
Tue, 21 May 2019 Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
8 Classroom Activities that are Great for Kinesthetic Learners
Kinesthetic learners are learners that learn through objects that they can touch and explore. They also learn best by discovering and experiencing and particularly enjoy physical activities that involve getting out of their seat and moving around. Unlike visual and auditory learners, kinesthetic learners can be tough to accommodate in the classroom because of their need to be physically active. Since they need to be active in their learning, they may get bored very quickly if you allow them to simply listen and look at your visual aids or video presentation. As teachers, we must always be versatile and understand how to incorporate different types of... [Read more]
Using Songs in the Lesson: a Sample Plan - TEFL Blog
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 Federico Riva
Teaching Ideas
Using Songs in the Lesson: a Sample Plan
Many of us, who have had the opportunity to learn a new language have this exciting memory of learning a non-native language even though it could have been just a word or eventually mastering the language itself but, till date have that in our memory bank and access it as and when necessary. In many cases it often beings with a song where we pick up a few words when we are listing to it and slowly try to build up our vocabulary and potentially develop an interest in learning that new language.
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Reasons to Use Songs
Lesson Plan
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Reasons Why Stories Important in Early-Childhood ESL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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Reasons Why Stories Important in Early-Childhood ESL Teaching
Why is the incorporation of storytelling and singing vital when teaching English to young learners? When a teacher is faced with the – sometimes daunting – task of teaching English to young learners, he or she must pause and consider a few things. First of all, if it is the first time a teacher is confronted with young learners, they must adapt their teaching approach. As with any new course, the teacher must evaluate his or her teaching approach. Who are the learners? What level are they at? How do I, as the teacher, reach the student, gain their attention and trust?
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Songs in the ESL Classroom for Younger Beginners - TEFL Blog
Sat, 24 Nov 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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Songs in the ESL Classroom for Younger Beginners
Music-based learning is an effective technique to develop English proficiency within an early youth classroom. Classroom-based singing can create a fun learning environment and lead to the development of musical skills, social interaction, and English vocabulary.
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Simple Rhymes
Examples of Suitable Rhyme Songs
Involving the Class
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Simple Rhymes
The most effective method for younger learners is the use of various simple rhymes. Rhymes are simple in nature and may easily be adapted to the current material that is being... [Read more]
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Songs in the ClassroomThe use of songs in the ESL classroom can be a fun and innovative way of covering a range of English language topics. Songs can be used for vocabulary, grammar, dictation, pronunciation, phonetics, speaking, writing, listening, integrative skills, and many other ESL points. Songs can also expose foreign children to Western culture. For instance, pop music gives the learner a taste of what is trendy at the moment.... [Read more]
4 Tips on How to Teach English Using Music - TEFL Blog
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 Barbara Harrison
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4 Tips on How to Teach English Using Music
Celebrate the universal language of music with your students. With music, students at all levels work on the basic skills of learning and improving their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while having fun! Music improves attitudes toward content and learning, as well as classroom participation. It's also been shown to decrease anxiety and tension on scary topics and increase memory of grammar concepts. The benefits are many, including improved concentration and memory, help to absorb material, inspire creativity, and encourage learning. Music makes learning fun!
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Technology in the Classroom
Song Choice
Creating Lesson Plans
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How Can Songs Help You in Your Teaching? - TEFL Blog
Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How Can Songs Help You in Your Teaching?
Many tools can be utilized effectively when teaching English as a foreign or second to students of all ages and varied cultural backgrounds. Music is most certainly one of them. Song, in particular, is a valuable tool for teaching English to foreign students.
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Topics to teach with the help of songs
Resources
Example idea
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Topics to teach with the help of songs
Songs can be found that describe everyday concepts such as numbers, colors, alphabetical letters, body parts, clothing, weekdays, seasons and months. The use of songs to... [Read more]
Repitition & Rhythm - Using Songs in the EFL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Mon, 13 May 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
Repitition & Rhythm - Using Songs in the EFL Classroom
Songs, what are songs? Merriam-Webster define a song as a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung OR a single (and often standalone) work of music that is typically intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections. I will like to emphasize on some major factors that makes songs in the classroom very important in learning a new language and the general upbringing of children.
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Using Music, Songs and Rhymes as a Teaching Aid
Songs - a Tool for Memorization, Coordination, and Imagination
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6 Classroom Activities Using Storytelling - TEFL Blog
Mon, 18 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
6 Classroom Activities Using Storytelling
Who doesn't love a story? Stories are universal. Stories connect us all. Stories also transcend caste, creed, color, and age. From the beginning of time, to-date the medium may have changed but stories engage us with others because it is easy to see ourselves reflected in them and understand the message conveyed easily.
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USING PICTURES:
STORY CIRCLE:
STORYBOARDS:
DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING:
GUIDED LISTENING:
USING SONGS:
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Harmonizing Education: The Transformative Influence of Music in the Classroom - TEFL Blog
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 Federico Riva
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Harmonizing Education: The Transformative Influence of Music in the Classroom
Memorable and Engaging We all know familiar songs that we likely learned in our childhood. Though we may not remember when or where we first heard most songs, they often stay with us for years, decades, even our entire lives! Why is music so memorable, and how can we use it to aid in teaching a classroom? Learning through song has so many benefits we can and should utilize!
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Emotional Impact
The Universal Language
Music and Brain Function
A Lasting Impact
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Teaching Young Learners in Korea
Date posted:2024-03-11 | Writer: ICME Cheongna International Education Center | Email: [email protected]
ICME Cheongna International Educational Center is looking for enthusiastic teachers to help students learn English in fun ways.
Teaching:
English ART(Craft, Cooking, Flower)
English Science (Simple experiments)
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English Speaking (Song&Dance) (Fun games) (Based mother goose songs)
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# Student age : 4~7 years old
# Number of kids per class : 2~5 kids
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Mon-Thr 14:00 ~ 19:00
Sat 10:00 ~ 16:00 (13:00 ~ 14:00 Lunch provided)
(Friday - Day off) (4-5 days a week)
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2.5million won ~
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Teaching Young Learners in Korea
Date posted:2024-03-11 | Writer: ICME Cheongna International Education Center | Email: [email protected]
ICME Cheongna International Educational Center is looking for enthusiastic teachers to help students learn English in fun ways.
Teaching:
English ART(Craft, Cooking, Flower)
English Science (Simple experiments)
English GABE (Think, Build, Make)
English Speaking (Song&Dance) (Fun games) (Based mother goose songs)
English Phonics
# Starting Date : ASAP
# Student age : 4~7 years old
# Number of kids per class : 2~5 kids
# Working hours (Negotiable)
Mon-Thr 14:00 ~ 19:00
Sat 10:00 ~ 16:00 (13:00 ~ 14:00 Lunch provided)
(Friday - Day off) (4-5 days a week)
# Salary (Negotiable)
2.5million won ~
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How Materials are Incorporated in Teaching English Online - TEFL Blog
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
How Materials are Incorporated in Teaching English Online
Online English teachers are divided into two groups. The first group is online ESL teachers that work for an education company. The second group is online ESL teachers who freelance. I will explain the two types of teaching materials, authentic and created materials, and how materials are incorporated in teaching English online to students. The focus of this article will be young learners as that is my personal career goal.
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Authentic Materials
Created Materials
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