英文歌曲对英语教学意义(英文版本) 16页

www.showdoc.cnAbstractSinceEnglishsongshaveapositiveeffectonEnglishlearning.Itcanhelpcreatearelaxingatmosphere,increaselearners’interestandbuilduplearners’confidence.Additionally,Englishsongisanimportantroleinhelpingwithcorrectingthepronunciation,rememberingandaccumulatingvocabulary,learningforeignculture,anddevelopingsensitivitytoEnglish.Sothispaperbringsforthastrategy,thatis,toteachEnglishbyEnglishsongs.KeyWords:Englishteaching;Englishsongs摘要英文歌曲对英语学习有着很大地帮助,它不仅能够创造一种轻松愉快地气氛,而且还有利于提高学习者地兴趣,增强学习者地信心,从而促进英语学习.另外,英文歌曲可以帮助矫正英语语音,牢记和积累大量词汇,学习外国文化和培养英语语感等等,而这些方面都对英语能力地提高起着很大地促进作用.因此,本文提出了一个策略,即充分利用英文歌曲教英语.矚慫润厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖。关键词：英语教学；英文歌曲13 www.showdoc.cnContents1.Introduction12.Positiveeffectsofmusic……………………………………………………………..1聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净。3.SomeconnectionsbetweenmusicandEnglishlearning………………………………..…….......1残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟。4.SomeadvantagesofEnglishsongs………………………………………………………………..2酽锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥。4.1Englishsongscanarouseinterestandheightenconfidence…………………..2彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑。4.2Englishsongscanstrengthenmemoryandaccumulatelanguagematerials…...3謀荞抟箧飆鐸怼类蒋薔。4.3Englishsongsaregoodforlearningpronunciationandrhythm…………….....4厦礴恳蹒骈時盡继價骚。4.4Englishsongsaregoodforstudentstocontrollinggrammar………………......5茕桢广鳓鯡选块网羈泪。4.5Englishsongsareasourceofauralinput……………………………………...6鹅娅尽損鹌惨歷茏鴛賴。4.6Englishsongscontainamountsofcomprehensivelanguageknowledge………6籟丛妈羥为贍偾蛏练淨。4.7Englishsongscarryrichforeignculture………………………………………..7預頌圣鉉儐歲龈讶骅籴。5.ThemethodologyofusingEnglishsongstoteachEnglish…………………………...8渗釤呛俨匀谔鱉调硯錦。5.1.TheselectionprinciplesofEnglishsongs……………………………………...9铙誅卧泻噦圣骋贶頂廡。5.2ThestepsofteachingEnglishsongs…………………………………………...10擁締凤袜备訊顎轮烂蔷。6.Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………1113 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www.showdoc.cn1.IntroductionAttheverybeginningofhumansociety,whentherewasabigharvestorwhiletheywereworking,laboringpeopleexpressedtheirhappiness,anger,griefandjoybymeansoftalkingandsingingintheirownlanguage.Thelanguagelaterbecametheearliestsimplefolktune.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhumansociety,thiskindoflanguagearthadbeenimprovedalot,andithadbeendevelopedintosongs.Nowsongswingreatpopularityamongpeople.Asweallknow,mostpeoplelovemusicandlovesongs.ThenwhynottakeadvantageofEnglishsongstoteachEnglish?贓熱俣阃歲匱阊邺镓騷。2.PositiveeffectsofmusicMusic,asoneoftheoldestformsofart,hasmanypositiveeffects.Itiscloselyrelatedtopeoples’life.Firstmusicisagreatlanguagepackagethatbundlesculture,vocabulary,listening,grammarandahostofotherlanguageskills.Second,musicnotonlycancontroltherhythmofhumanbody,butalsohasadirectinfluenceonhumanbrain.Musiccancheerupaperson,makeapersonfullofhighspirit,andevenbringoutaperson’sactivemood.SoitcanhelpthebrainmemorizethingsmorequicklyandhelptokeepthemforamuchlongertimeThethird,asDuanRuiling(1997)evermentionedthat“students’bigattainmentinmusic,orhighmusicintelligence,hasapositiveinfluenceontheirpronunciation.”坛摶乡囂忏蒌鍥铃氈淚。3.SomeconnectionsbetweenmusicandEnglishlearning蜡變黲癟報伥铉锚鈰赘。Musicandlanguagehavesomefeaturesincommon.Suchasstress,tone,pauses13 www.showdoc.cnandrhyme.Soundsaretherootsofbothmusicandspeech.Bothofthemarefromtheprocessofsounds,andareusedbytheirauthorsorspeakerstoconveyamessage.BesidemusichasagreatpositiveeffectonthedevelopmentofEnglishskills.“Thehigherone’smusicintelligenceis,themoresenseofrhythmofspokenEnglishhehas.AccordingtoFonsecaMora(2000)”,musicnatureoflanguageinfluencesanEnglishlearner’spronunciationandeventhewholeprocessofhisEnglishstudy.Additionally,therelationshipbetweenlisteningandspeakingcannotbeignored.Languageinputcomesbeforelanguageoutput.Listeningisaprocessofinformationinput.Whilespeakingisaprocessofinformationoutput.Inotherwords,musicisakindoflanguageinputwhichhelpsthelearnertostoreandconveyallkindsofinformation.買鲷鴯譖昙膚遙闫撷凄。4SomeadvantagesofEnglishsongs4.1Englishsongscanarouseinterestandheightenconfidence綾镝鯛駕櫬鹕踪韦辚糴。Everyonelikessongs.Englishsongsareenjoyableandattractivebecauseoftheiraffectivepower.Songscancreateanatmospherethatmakespeoplefeelrelaxed.So,thestudentswillnotfeelsoanxiousorshytospeakEnglishastheyareattractedbytheinterestingmusic.Asweknowinterestisthebestguide.Whenstudentsfeelenjoyable,theirinterestcanbeeasilystimulated.Ifinthecourseoflearning,teachersteachsomesongswithpartofthelanguagerules,thestudentswillparticipateinsingingactively,thereforethiskindofactivitywouldhelpthestudentstomemorizethelanguagematerials.BysingingEnglishsongs,theinteresttolearnEnglishisaroused.Atthesametimeifthosewhoarelearning13 www.showdoc.cnEnglishcansinginEnglish,theywillhavethefeelingofsuccess.ThissuccessisjustthemotivationtolearnEnglishanddrivethemtolearnmore.Itcanalsorisestudents’confidence.WhenteachersfindsomestudentsarelackingoftheconfidencetospeakEnglishloudly,teacherscanusethismethodtoletthesestudentssingEnglishsongsandtoencouragethemtospeakoutEnglishbravely.Thustheconfidenceofthestudentswouldbemoreeasilyheightened.驅踬髏彦浃绥譎饴憂锦。4.2Englishsongscanstrengthenmemoryandaccumulatelanguagematerials.猫虿驢绘燈鮒诛髅貺庑。Inthelanguagelearningalotofknowledgeneedtoberememberedspecially.Itwilltakealotoftimetoreadandrecitemechanically.Aftersometime,theknowledgewillallbeforgotten.Ifwewritesongswiththeselanguagerulesorchoosesuitablesongs,wewillfinditiseasytoremember.Thelanguageinthesongsmaybenotwrittenforparticularlanguagelearning.ButitprovidesmorechancesforthestudentstocontactwithEnglish.ThemoreEnglishknowledgetheycontact,thebettertheirspokenEnglishis.Whenstudentslearnthewordsorlanguagepointsinasong,thewordsorlanguagepointswillbeveryeasiertoberememberedfortheyappearintheirbrainsagain.Intherevisionlesson,wecanstrengthenstudents’memorybysingingsongsandtheywillsummarizelanguageregularity.锹籁饗迳琐筆襖鸥娅薔。Besides,singingEnglishsongsisthecourseofaccumulatinglanguagematerials.Theylearnwords,phrasesandallkindsofexpressionsfromsongs.Inpeople’sdailylifesongsaremorenaturalthanlanguage;songslikecancomeintopeople’sheartsquietlyandnaturally13 www.showdoc.cnandaccompanypeople’slives.Whenstudentslistentomoresongstheywillspeakorsingoutwithoutthinkingandusethesewords,phrasesandexpressionsfluently.Moreoverthelanguagelearningfromthesongswillnotbeforgotten.Andeventhesesongswillaccompanystudents’lives.Withtheimprovementoflanguagelevel,theywillunderstandthelyricsandmasterthelanguagenaturally.Hereisanotherexample:構氽頑黉碩饨荠龈话骛。Asisknowntoall,theUnitedStateshasfifty-twostates,andmanyofthenamesofthesestatesarenotsoeasytopronounceaccuratelyandrememberwell.WhileSusanNipp’ssongTheUnitedStatescangivesomehelpbecauseitcontainsallofthefifty-twostatesinthelyric:“TheUnitedStates,theUnitedStates,IlovemycountrytheUnitedStates,There’sAlabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,ConnecticutandDelaware,Florida,Georgia,Hawaii,andIdaho,Illinois,Indiana,IowaandKansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri…”Assongsarealwaysfullofemotionsandrhythm,singingaloudwiththehelpofthemelodyandthemusicalityoflanguageisusefulformemorizingwords.輒峄陽檉簖疖網儂號泶。4.3Englishsongsaregoodforlearningpronunciationandrhythm.尧侧閆繭絳闕绚勵蜆贅。ListeningtoandsingingEnglishsongsasmoreaspossiblecontributesmuchtolearningaccuratepronunciation,intonationandrhythmofspokenEnglish.FromEnglishsongs,wecangetlotsofphoneticknowledge,suchas,changeoflengthofvowels,pausesplosives,loseofplosives,soundlinking,weak-forms,assimilation,stress,rhythmandsoon.Linguisticresearcheshavealreadyshownthateverylanguagehasitsownintonationandrhythmic.AccordingtoFonsecaMora,musicandlanguagehavecommonfeatures;theyarestress,tone,13 www.showdoc.cnpausesandrhythm.HereisasimplesongCome`and`See`My`Familyinwhichsoundlinkingisreflected.识饒鎂錕缢灩筧嚌俨淒。“Come`and`see`my`family,︶`Under`the`old`apple`tree!︶`This`is`my`father.`Howdoyoudo?︶`Sit`down`and`have`a`cup`of`tea`with`me.”︶︶Inthissong,thetechniqueofsoundlinkingissoobviousthatwecanmakeuseofittoachievefluencythatisanimportantfactorinspokenEnglish.凍鈹鋨劳臘锴痫婦胫籴。4.4Englishsongsaregoodforstudentstocontrolgrammar恥諤銪灭萦欢煬鞏鹜錦。InEnglishteaching,grammarisanimportantpartandthestudentssometimesfeelboredtolearngrammar.Soifteacherscancombinesomegrammarprincipleswithsongs,itwouldbeagoodwayforthestudentstoidentifyandremembertheprinciples.TakethisEnglishsong“yoursandmine”forexample:鯊腎鑰诎褳鉀沩懼統庫。“Lookataroundandyouwillsee,Allthethingsbelongtoyouandme.13 www.showdoc.cnLookaroundandyouwillfind,Thiswholeworldisyoursandit’smine.Everybird,everyflower,everytree,theyallbelongtoyouandme.”硕癘鄴颃诌攆檸攜驤蔹。Fromthissongstudentsshouldunderstandhowtouse“me,you,mineandyours.Andthesewordsalsocanbechangedtothem,theirs,himhis,her,hers,andsoon.Thenthestudentscanuseallofthem.阌擻輳嬪諫迁择楨秘騖。4.5EnglishsongsareasourceofauralinputEnglishsongsareakindofespeciallygoodlisteningmaterial.ComparedwithsomeEnglishtestlisteningmaterials,theyaremoreinteresting,motivating,attractiveandunforgettable.Theyareneverdull.Asismentionedinthispaper,listeningiscloselyrelatedtospeaking,andmorelanguageinputishelpfulformoreeffectivelanguageoutput.ListeningtoEnglishsongsasoftenaspossibleisinsomewaygoodfortheimprovementofspeakingability.氬嚕躑竄贸恳彈瀘颔澩。4.6Englishsongscontainamountsofcomprehensivelanguageknowledge釷鹆資贏車贖孙滅獅赘。Englishsongscontainalotoflanguageknowledge.Thismainlyreflectsinwords,phrases,idioms,expressions,sentencepatterns,andalsospokengrammar.Actually,spokenlanguageisnotmerelyavariantof“correct”writtenforms.InspokenEnglish,wecanfind13 www.showdoc.cnthewidespreadutilizationofellipsis.Forexample,wecanoftenhearsentencesinEnglishsongslike“Don’tknowwhy,don’tknowwhy…”whichhasnosubject.Thesubject(maybe“I”)isleftouthere.Thiskindofellipsisphenomenonoccursfrequentlyinoralcommunication.Asweknow,inEnglishstudy,therearesomanywords,expressions,andevenrulesofspokengrammartorememberandthentousefreelyandcorrectly;andusuallytheyseemtobesodullordifficult.Inspiteofthis,foreffectiveoralcommunication,itisstillquitenecessarytomasterasmanyaspossible.ThenlearningEnglishsongsmaybeanotbadchoice,becauselyricsofEnglishsongscontainalargevocabulary,sentencepatternsandspokengrammar.怂阐譜鯪迳導嘯畫長凉。Besides,wordsinEnglishsongsareoftensimpleandvivid,andmostofthemarethoseusedindailylifeofthewesternpeople.Lastbutnottheleast,aslyricembodiesthedevelopmentofsociety,wecangetnewwordsandexpressionseasilyandquickly.Newwordsoftencomealongwiththeprogressingofsociety.Somewordsaregivenmoremeaningsoranentirelydifferentmeaning;somearenotusedanymoreorareusedjustonafewspecialoccasions.Asnewagebringsnewthings,bylearningpopsongs,wewillbeabletogetthenewestandmostmodernwordsandexpressions.谚辞調担鈧谄动禪泻類。4.7EnglishsongscarryrichforeigncultureIntroducingsongsintolanguagelearninghasincomparableeffectsinintroducingsocialbackgroundsandculturesofEnglishspeakingcountries.嘰觐詿缧铴嗫偽純铪锩。13 www.showdoc.cn“AsLaroysaid,‘songsareaverytraditionallearningaid.Learningthroughsongscanactuallybedescribedasbeingverynatural.Thisnaturalnessisdemonstratedbythefactthatinallculturessingingsongshasalwaysbeenoneofthemostwidespreadwaysforchildrentolearn.Songshavealwaysaccompaniedimportanteventsinlifeandhavetransmittedagooddealoftraditionalculture…”ManyEnglishsongshaveexistedforalongtime,theycantellusmuchinformationaboutthecultureofacountryandthehistory.SpeakinggoodEnglishneedssomebackgroundknowledgeofEnglish-speakingcountries.TaketheEnglishsongsSilentNightHolyNightforexample:“Roundyoungvirginmotherandchild!”“Shepherdsquakeatthesight!”“ChristtheSaviorisborn!”“Jesus,Lord,atThybirth.”Allthesesentencestellusthefamousforeignholiday---ChristmasDay.Fromthissong,wecanlearnmanyusefulwordsaboutChristmassuchas“VirginMother”,”shepherds”,“ChristtheSavior”,“Jesus”,etc..Sowecanrememberallofthemeasilyandkeeptheminmindforalongtime.熒绐譏钲鏌觶鷹緇機库。InthesongDanceCarol,thereissuchasentence:“EasterwouldcomewhenChristmasisdoneiflent…”Fromthissentence,wecanknowtheholiday---Easter,andtheimportantknowledge:EastercomesafterChristmas.Thuswecanrememberthisveryeasilyandkeepitinmindforalongtime.鶼渍螻偉阅劍鲰腎邏蘞。FromanothersongRain,Rain,GoAway,wecanlearnthatthespecialgeographicalpositionofEnglandleadstolargeamountsofrainfallandchangeableweather.So,theEnglishgreeteachotherlikethis,“Lovelyday,isn’tit?”Onceweknowaboutthis,whenwegreetpeopleinEnglishwewillneversaylikeChinese,“Haveyoueaten?”or“Whereareyou13 www.showdoc.cngoing?”.Therefore,tospeakmoreauthenticEnglish,wehavetoknowmuchaboutwesternculture,whichcanhelptoavoidmakingstupidmistakesinrealcommunicationwiththeWesternpeople.纣忧蔣氳頑莶驅藥悯骛。5.ThemethodologyofusingEnglishsongstoteachEnglish颖刍莖蛺饽亿顿裊赔泷。5.1TheselectionprinciplesofEnglishsongsInmodernworld,musiciseverywhere;songsareavailablealmosteverywhere.SoitisveryeasytotouchEnglishsongs.WhenweuseEnglishsongstoserveteaching.Weshouldpayattentiontosomeaspects濫驂膽閉驟羥闈詔寢賻。First,thelyricsshouldconnectwiththecontentofteaching.Forexample,whenweteachtheEnglishnumber,thesong“tenlittleIndians”wouldbethebestchoice.銚銻縵哜鳗鸿锓謎諏涼。Second,choosingsongsshouldaccordtothecharacterofageandpsychologyoflearners.OnlywhenwechoosesongsbythinkingaboutthesefactorscanthelearnersreceivethegreatachievementinEnglishlearning.Teachersshouldchoosethesongsaccordingtothestudents’Englishlevel.SomeEnglishsongsarelongerandmoredifficult,whichisnotgoodforlowlevellearners.Likechildren’ssongsColorsoftheWind,MyGoldenSun,MyLittleTable,etc.isgoodforchildrentolearn.AndsongslikeEyesonMe,YesterdayOnceMore,BigBigWorld,etc.isgoodforadultstolearn.挤貼綬电麥结鈺贖哓类。Thirdly,teachingEnglishsongsshouldbetimelyandintherightquantity.Inaddition,teachingsongsshouldhavedistinctaims,aftersingingasongthestudentswouldknowwhat13 www.showdoc.cnlanguagepointtheycanlearnfromthesong.Forexamplethesong“Headandshoulders”isagoodexample.Thelyricsare:“headandshoulders,kneesandtoes,kneesandstoes.Eyesandearsandmouthandnose,headandshoulderskneesandtoes,kneesandtoes.”Afterlearningthissongthestudentsshouldunderstandwhatacountablenounisandwhatisanuncountablenoun.Sotheaimoflearningisobvious.赔荊紳谘侖驟辽輩袜錈。5.2ThestepsofteachingEnglishsongsForEnglishteachers,EnglishsongsarealsoaverygoodaidofhelpingstudentstoimprovetheirEnglishability.Teacherscanusedifferentteachingaidslike:thetaperecorder,thecomputerandetc.toteachthenewsong.Beforeteachingthesongteachercouldasksomequestionsaccordingtothelyricssuchas:“Whatwordscanyouhearfromthesong?”“Whatisthethemeofthesong?”.“Whathappenedtothepeople?”Teachersalsoshouldgivestudentssomebackgroundinformationaboutthesongwhichwouldhelpstudentstounderstandthesong.HereintroducesomestepsofteachingEnglishsongs.Thestepsare:塤礙籟馐决穩賽釙冊庫。Step1.Listenforthefirsttimeandtrytothinkaboutthethemeofthesong.裊樣祕廬廂颤谚鍘羋蔺。Step2.Listenforthesecondtimeandthirdtime,trytomakeouteverywordandphraseaswellaspossible.Andatthesametimepayattentiontowordpronunciationandsoundlinking.仓嫗盤紲嘱珑詁鍬齊驁。13 www.showdoc.cnStep3.Theforthtime,lookingatthelyricofthesongandthistimefocusontherhythm,especiallythewordsthatstressfallson.绽萬璉轆娛閬蛏鬮绾瀧。Step4.SingthesongbyfollowingthetapeorMTV;andlearntherhythm.骁顾燁鶚巯瀆蕪領鲡赙。Step5.Readoutaloudthewholelyric,andespeciallypaymuchattentiontosomegoodwords,phrasesandsentencesandtrytolearnthembyheart.瑣钋濺暧惲锟缟馭篩凉。Step6.Singthesongwithfullpassionassimilartotheoriginalsingingaspossibleandtrytosingthewholesongcorrectlyandfluently.鎦诗涇艳损楼紲鯗餳類。Step7.Evaluateorretellthesong;expressinnerfeelingsorintroducethesongtoothers.栉缏歐锄棗鈕种鵑瑶锬。ThesestepsabovearesuggestedmainlyforimprovingEnglishpronunciation,tomasterEnglishrhythm,andthentoimprovespokenEnglish.Butinordertomakemoreprogress,largeamountsoflistening,imitatingandpracticingisneeded.辔烨棟剛殓攬瑤丽阄应。6.ConclusionFromabove,Englishsongsplayanimportantroleinmemorizing,pronunciation.AndIthelpsarouselearners’interest.IthasagreateffectonthedevelopmentofEnglishskills.UsingEnglishsongstoenhanceEnglishskillscanbeagoodchoice.Variousthemesandrich13 www.showdoc.cnbackgroundknowledgeinEnglishsongsofferagoodsourceforlearningEnglish.Alsosongsenrichstudents’knowledgeaboutEnglishspeakingcountries,suchasthehistory,cultureandtheirvalue.Therefore,itisaneffectivewaytomakeuseofEnglishsongstogetridofstudents’“Chineseaccent”.WithEnglishsongsasateachingaid,thelearnerswillbeabletoimprovetheirEnglish.Andit’sakindembodimentofteachers’comprehensiveteachingskills.峴扬斕滾澗辐滠兴渙藺。References1．赵颖.李爱华.音乐和英语单词记忆[J].大学英语,2003,6,P4013 www.showdoc.cn2．FonsecaMora.Foreignlanguageacquisitionandmelodysinging[C].ELTJournal54,2000,2,P150詩叁撻訥烬忧毀厉鋨骜。4．裴正薇.音乐智力对英语听说地影响[J].西安外国语学院学报,2004年第12卷,第3期,P37则鯤愜韋瘓賈晖园栋泷。5．石兰.英语口语节奏分析[J].江苏教育学院学报（社会科学版）,2001年第17卷,第3期,P89胀鏝彈奥秘孫戶孪钇賻。6．苏玉洁.英文歌曲教学与英语口语地提高[J].温州师范学院学报,2003年24卷,第3期,P89鳃躋峽祷紉诵帮废掃減。7．AlanDuan如何有效地学习英语口语[J].新东方英语,2005,6,P408．朱华明.百唱不厌英文歌曲[M].四川人民出版社,1998,P15713