Songs aid in all four major language-learning areas – in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Presenting a new song to my class, a teacher should first play the song as students listen silently look at the words, then have students repeat the words without singing them. More advanced learners may listen without looking at words to later discuss what they have heard and understood. The teacher should then point out new vocabulary, idioms, grammar items, and give, if needed, pronunciation cues. Then play the song again, letting the students join in when they feel confident about singing along. The following step is to take students into a question-answer session with the teacher or other students, encouraging imitation, improving memory, and
Then play the song again, letting the students join in when they feel confident about singing along. The following step is to take students into a question-answer session with the teacher or other students, encouraging imitation, improving memory, and