Teaching English Music

YEARLY WORKSHOP – AIS 2012
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TEACH MUSIC IN AIS
TASK-BASED ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING MEDIA
TOPIC:
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TEACH MUSIC IN AIS



By: Ms. QUYEN







OBJECTIVES

Identify the difficulties in teaching Music.
To share experience
To suggest solutions to the difficulties.

what are the difficulties that we encounter when teaching music in ais?

Choosing songs.
Creating suitable and interesting activities for specific classes.
Limited time.
Facilities for study.







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Suggestions:
For song-choosing problems:
Ask students.
Watch channel V on TV or online.
Watch www.youtube.com.
Watch www.mp3.zing.vn.
Visit some websites that provide ESL songs http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/eslsongs.htm

what have you done to solve the problems?

For activity- creating problems:
Set a short talk with the class about the song, the singer/band....
Pre-teach some key vocabulary.
Filling in the blanks:
With given words.
Without given words.
Listening comprehension:
True/false statements.
Mistake correction.
Matching.
Open comprehension questions.



Strips of paper:
Vocabulary:
Writing a quick story or sentences using the words.
Listening and jotting down verbs, adjectives, nouns...etc... they hear.



Guessing games:
Using pictures of the performers, events, cartoons.....that relate to the subject matter of the song.
Writing the title of the song on the board.
Using the sound.
Singing:
Line by line.
With the whole class.
In groups/ individuals.


For limited time problem:
Choosing suitable activities.
Doing one song in more than one period.
For facility problems:
Well-prepare in advance.
Use the best we could the available facilities for study here.






Dance with the music





games

1.
BABY
2.
TELEPHONE



GUESSING GAMES. LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND
NAME THE SONGS.

3.
GRENADE
4.
HELLO
5.
6.
HOT AND COLD
SLEEPING CHILD
7.
ROLLING IN THE DEEP
8.
THE BOYS
9.
RIGHT HERE WAITING FOR YOU
ONE TIME
10.

Group discussion