Abstract: With the implementation of the Nine-Year Education Program, teachers and parents lose their way in how to teach students English lessons because there is not going to be any test for the entrance examination. Regular school teachers can’t give students too much assignment; however, parents want to give them more tests to get a higher score. The academic pressure on students has never been lessened but increased. On the other hand, the pupils have their characteristics which differ from adult learners. It turns to be urgent for elementary school teachers to find a suitable way of English teaching. Songs, as an effective way of teaching, are playing a vital role in elementary English teaching. This essay aims to find out the effects of song charts on English learning in pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and culture by adopting some methods including classroom observation, interview and oral test, as well as to find out the way of choosing a suitable song for teaching. The results of the research indicate that applying songs in language teaching are popular with students and teachers. The students show their positive attitude towards language learning.
Key Words: English song; primary school students; teacher; choosing suitable song
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1 The Current Situation of English teaching in primary school 2
2. The Possibility of using songs in English Teaching 3
2.1 The characteristics of pupils 3
2.2 The characteristics of song 5
2.3 The Benefits of Applying songs 6
3. Applying Songs to English Teaching 6
3.1 To Pronunciation Teaching 6
3.2 To Vocabulary Teaching 8
3.3 To Grammar Teaching 11
3.4 To Culture Teaching 13
4 Choosing A Suitable Song 16
4.1How to choose a suitable song 16
4.2 The Important Stages in songs choosing 17
5 Conclusion 18
Bibliography 21
