Using songs to teach Chinese may be a positive experience, especially when teaching to young learners. However, some teachers find it hard to teach songs to Year 7-10 students. I don’t agree, since I have tried it for all levels and school years including Year 11 and 12 students, and it can work well. I think the key point is ‘What (songs) and How (to teach)’. Teachers need to understand their students’ needs and language abilities. At the same time, they need to know what they want to achieve, e.g. speaking, listening, reading, writing or cultural appreciation. In order to teach effectively, teachers need to conduct some pre-teaching or after-teaching activities. If you are interested in learning these strategies, please link to:
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Incorporating Songs Into Chinese Language Teaching (利用中文歌曲教学)
Since the student workbooks Learn Chinese While Singing 1
and 2
(边唱边学) were published online, I have
received many emails asking questions about how to teach the songs. Since then,
I had conducted some workshops titled “Incorporating songs into Chinese
language teaching” on different occasions, including one at the Chinese
National Conference last year (2011).
The response was very positive. On 13/06/12,
I was invited by Jess McCulloch from Melbourne to present in the Hanyulaoshi Show.
Using songs to teach Chinese may be a positive experience, especially when teaching to young learners. However, some teachers find it hard to teach songs to Year 7-10 students. I don’t agree, since I have tried it for all levels and school years including Year 11 and 12 students, and it can work well. I think the key point is ‘What (songs) and How (to teach)’. Teachers need to understand their students’ needs and language abilities. At the same time, they need to know what they want to achieve, e.g. speaking, listening, reading, writing or cultural appreciation. In order to teach effectively, teachers need to conduct some pre-teaching or after-teaching activities. If you are interested in learning these strategies, please link to:
Using songs to teach Chinese may be a positive experience, especially when teaching to young learners. However, some teachers find it hard to teach songs to Year 7-10 students. I don’t agree, since I have tried it for all levels and school years including Year 11 and 12 students, and it can work well. I think the key point is ‘What (songs) and How (to teach)’. Teachers need to understand their students’ needs and language abilities. At the same time, they need to know what they want to achieve, e.g. speaking, listening, reading, writing or cultural appreciation. In order to teach effectively, teachers need to conduct some pre-teaching or after-teaching activities. If you are interested in learning these strategies, please link to:
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