Songs, rhymes and chants

"Songs, rhymes and chants"

Scheme of the principal ideas of the article

Those that are 'mere expressions of exuberance' (jingles, slogans, nonsense verse...)

Psychological/affective resource

Linguistic resource

Lidia Cebrián García - Didáctica de la lengua extranjera inglés (E.P)

Why use these resources?

Types

Cognitive resource

Cultural resource

Those which are essential to the regulation of games and children's relationships (dips...)

SONGS, RHYMES AND CHANTS

WHEN

Social resource

In many different ways and situations

When and how

HOW

Individual sounds/sounds in connected speech

• Set the context • Pre-teach any necessary vocabulary • Play on cassette or sing or chant to allow children to listen... • Do further listening activity • Work on pronunciation awareness. • Invite children to listen, repeat and practise by joining in and learning to sing or chant...

Stress and rhythm

Pronuntiation beneficits

Building up a repertoire of songs, rhymes and chants

Adapting songs, rhymes and chants

Intonation

Ear training