The use of rhymes and songs in the Teaching of English in Primary Education
- 1 Centro Universitario de la Defensa de San Javier
ISSN: 1133-9926
Year of publication: 2015
Year: 40
Issue: 25
Pages: 83-101
Type: Article
More publications in: Docencia e Investigación: revista de la Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio de Toledo
Abstract
Most of us would surely agree that songs, once learned, are very hard to forget. Besides, experienced teachers of English understand the importance of using rhymes and songs in the teaching-learning process for their many benefits. Although children have an innate ability to learn any foreign language, they do not learn it properly if they find their lessons boring. In fact, children learn better through interesting activities. The main objective of this article is to emphasise the importance of using rhymes and songs in the teaching of English as a foreign language to young learners. Their functions, criteria for election and the ways of presenting them to the class will also be analysed. For this reason, rhymes and songs are very useful tools to teach them a foreign language. Actually, they are the tools that help children learn in an enjoyable and relaxed environment without the necessity of making them feel the pressure of learning a foreign language.
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