Useful Ideas when Taking Songs to a Class
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.3182Keywords:
designing tasks, music, teaching EnglishAbstract
This article gives some basic ideas when teaching English with songs. Also some reasons why EFL teachers take songs are given. It addresses two important issues when teaching with songs: selection of songs and preparation of tasks. Examples for each kind of task are given. This paper recommends a routine of designing tasks that follow the format of pre-activities, while-listening activities and post-activities.
Received: 29-05-03 / Accepted: 18-09-03.
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Lopera, S. (2003). Useful Ideas when Taking Songs to a Class. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 135 – 149
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