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1、English Songs: An Efficient Instrument of English Teaching1. Introduction12. Significances of using songs in English teaching22.1 Arousing students interest in learning English22.2 Improving students pronunciation32.3 Broadening students knowledge of English culture42.4 Promoting students communicat
2、ive ability53. Shortcomings of using songs in English teaching63.1 Distracting students attention from English teaching63.2 Unclear teaching aims when using songs63.3 The negative effects of unusual language features on students74. The standards of choosing songs for English teaching74.1 To choose a
3、ppropriate English songs74.2 Choose English Songs to Improve the Integrated Comprehensive Ability84.3 Emphasizing quality instead of quantity95.Ways of using songs in English teaching95.1 Ways of using songs in teaching listening9Using songs in listening teaching is adopted as a primary attempt for
4、better fulfillment. There are some listening suggestions:95.1.1 Filling in the gapped lyrics95.1.2 Reordering the scrambled lyrics105.1.3 Using song pictures105.2 Ways of using songs in teaching speaking105.2.1 Discussing and retelling the story105.2.2 Performance based on the song115.3 Ways of usin
5、g Songs in teaching reading115.3.1 Reading and Learning Grammar and Vocabulary, phrase115.3.2 Reading and doing some exercise135.4 Ways of using songs in teaching writing135.4.1 Doing writing practice.145.4.2 Composing words for tunes14This activity is quite challenging on stress and rhythm. To make
6、 it easier, teachers can ask their students to compose words for songs which are popular in students native country. And structures and vocabularies from the textbook course may be very successfully set to the pleasant tune.145.5 Ways of using songs in other activities146. A Teaching plan of using s
7、ong in English teaching157. Conclusion211. Introduction Nowadays, some students who learn English as a foreign language may lose their interest in learning and show negative attitude towards English learning. In order to deal with this problem, teachers have to explore ways to arouse the learners in
8、terest in learning the language and make English teaching effective. Songs, according to many scholars, can be an efficient instrument in a foreign language teaching. In recent years, the value of English songs in motivating students to learn English is widely acknowledged by many Foreign Language t
9、eachers. In language classes, many Foreign Language teachers have adopted meaningful English songs in teaching. Songs may take up the whole class period instead of only being used as warming-up activities games and so on. English songs are seen as a unique teaching tool, vital in communicative langu
10、age teaching, providing language teachers with rich and varied resources. English songs can be used not only for purposeful language practice, but also for motivating students interests and enhancing students involvement in learning English. So EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers can try to
11、 use songs in their English classes. 2. Significances of using songs in English teaching2.1 Arousing students interest in learning English Einstein once said: Interest is the best teacher. It is the interest that makes the class lively and funny. Another educator, Tolstoy, said, “What successful tea
12、ching isnt done by force, but is done by stimulating the students interest”(2000:163). A successful teacher can stimulate the students longing for study. However, some listening, speaking, reading, and grammar classes do not appeal to students. English songs are very useful to give rise to interest.
13、 Some English songs have vivid contents, sweet rhythm and include a story. These things make students feel that studying English is very interesting. Research done by Jingbo Chen (2004) indicated that: in junior middle school, 43.5 percent of the students like listening to songs; 50.5 percent of the
14、m like both singing and listening to songs, 6 percent of them dislike neither singing nor listening to songs; within senior middle school students, 6.67 percent of them like just singing songs ; 40 percent of them like just listening to songs; 50.47 percent of them like both singing and listening to
15、 songs, 2.86 percent of them dislike neither singing nor listening to songs. So using songs in English teaching will certainly arouse students interest in learning the language, and this method also embodies the teaching principle making learning an enjoyable thing.2.2 Improving students pronunciati
16、on Pronunciation is an important aspect of English teaching. When the students learn songs, they can come across the plosive, semi-vowels, linking, and incomplete plosive and so on. These aspects are very important in phonetics. For example, the song Lemon Tree, Parts of lyrics areIm sitting here in a boring room; Its just another rainy Sunday
