Using Songs in the English Lesson. An Overview

Authors

  • Ligia-Daniela Botiza “Inochentie Micu” High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69475/

Keywords:

warm-up, creative writing, storytelling, teamwork, isolation exercises

Abstract

This article aims at presenting the importance of using songs in the English lesson. The article is divided in two main parts: I. Why use songs in the English lesson? and II. How can we use songs in the EFL class? Part I presents reasons for using songs in the English class. Part II presents activities for engaging students, activities for changing the mood, activities for practising reading, listening, speaking and writing. The author wished to stir up the interest of EFL teachers in using songs in the English lesson.

Author Biography

  • Ligia-Daniela Botiza, “Inochentie Micu” High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Ligia-Daniela Botiza has been teaching English in public schools for 13 years. She is currently working with primary, secondary and high school students and she is passionate about teaching English through songs and games, bringing reading to life, developing the students` creativity and role playing in the English lessons. She has attended courses, seminars and conferences in Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Iaşi and Timişoara. She has been involved in POSDRU projects: “Skills for Jobs”, POSDRU/160/2.1/s/141384 and “Ȋmpreună vom reuşi”, POSDRU91/2.2/S/64054. 

References

Harmer, J., (2007), The Practice of English Language Teaching, Fourth Edition, Pearson Longman

Payne, S., (2006), A song-based grammar lesson in record time, New York: Essential Teacher

Powers, W, (2010), Hamlet`s Blackberry. A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age, Harper

Scrivener, J., (2011), Learning Teaching. The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching. Third Edition, USA: Macmillan

Wright, T., (1987), Language learning tasks, New Jersey: Prentice Hall International

Webography

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/songs-for-teaching-english/

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/using-songs-classroom

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/using-music-songs

Downloads

Published

09-07-2024

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2020): Summer 2020

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2024 Ligia-Daniela Botiza (Author)

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Using Songs in the English Lesson. An Overview. (2024). RATE Issues, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.69475/