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ABOUT INITIATIVE Name of the initiave : "Applying English songs in teaching vocabulary and grammar to students grade in Loc Thinh Secondary School" Scope of application of the initiative : English – Secondary School Time to apply initiatives: 2017-2018 Writer : - Full name : Nguyen Giang Nam - Year of birth : 1983 - Qualifications: Teachers University English - Job: Teacher - School: Loc Thinh Secondary School – Ngoc Lac – Thanh Hoa Where to apply initiatives: - Loc Thinh Secondary School – Ngoc Lac – Thanh Hoa - Address : Loc Thinh Commune – Ngoc Lac – Thanh Hoa SangKienKinhNghiem.net TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT INITIATIVE Name of the initiave : Scope of application of the initiative : Time to apply initiatives Writer : Where to apply the initiative: TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I : GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS TOPIC : THE AIMS OF THE THEME PART II: STUDYING CONTENTS REAL SITUATIONS: 1 Advantages: Difficulties: SOLUTIONS: 2.1 Choose from teaching: 2.2 Applying the initiative in some lessons in each unit 2.2.1 English – Unit 1: Greetings 2.2.2 English – Unit 2: At school 2.2.3 English – Unit 3: At home 2.2.4 English – Unit 4: Big or small 2.2.5 English – Unit 5: Things I 2.2.6 English – Unit 6: Places 2.2.7 English – Unit 7: Your house 2.2.7 English – Unit 8: Out and about 2.2.9 English – Unit 9: The body 2.2.10 English – Unit 10: Staying healthy 2.2.11 English – Unit 11: “What you eat?” 2.2.12 English – Unit 12: Sports and Pastimes 2.2.13 English – Unit 13: Activities and the seasons 2.2.14 English – Unit 14: Making plan 2.2.15 English – Unit 15 Countries 2.2.16 English – Unit 16: Man and invionment PART III : FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 Results of implementation: 3.2 Evaluation learn from experience: 3.3 Recommendations Page 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 8 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 SangKienKinhNghiem.net PART I : GENERAL DISCUSSIONS REASON FOR CHOOSING THIS TOPIC : As we know, English has become popular worldwide and more than forty countries are using English as a primary language, and nearly 400 million people are using it as a second language in communication In Vietnam, English is seen as a key that leads to the success today As a teacher of English department, we always want our students to understand fast and efectively, especially the children can apply the knowledge in actual communication For this, we need to have innovative teaching methods so that each class students are more interested in active learning and memory training class at all We all know that any languages in the world which we use to communicate with requires us a large vocabulary because vocabulary is an integral part of the language In studying English we can not train and develop the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing that are not based on the foundation of the vocabulary Indeed, without the necessary vocabulary, they will not be able to develop good skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing whether they have mastered phrases and grammar is trhuc Therefore, to help students master the vocabulary and the grammar in use is very important that concerns me and I decide to implement the project: "Applying English songs in teaching vocabulary and grammar to students grade in Loc Thinh Secondary School" THE AIMS OF THE THEME: - To help Students be interested in learning a foreign language , which give them the chance to widen knowledge about every fields in their lives Moreover, Students can update modern technology all over the world, so nothing is better than they have a large amount of vocabulary and deeple understanding about grammar in use - To help students study the vocabulary well and use it in real life with correct grammar PART II: STUDYING CONTENTS REAL SITUATIONS: 1 Advantages: - The school board has always been interested and create favorable conditions for facilities and service literature for teaching subjects: Paintings, music cassettes, - Local governments and organizations inside and outside schools who always support teachers in the process of work - Teachers themselves always receive support from teachers and professional in groups and colleagues in their school - The majority of students in the class love learning English and prepare books and supplies for learning SangKienKinhNghiem.net - Most parents are concerned and they all facilitate their children's learning Difficulties: - The majority of them are students in deep, they don’t have method of learning vocabulary really effective To the parents, it is very difficult for them to check or guide them to learn at home because they all not know a foreign language - Some students especially boys often distracted and less interested in studying and learning vocabulary - Some students have little time at home studying outside school hours because they have to help their parents with housework, farm work - They have limited access to communicate in English and they are also afraid to communicate and exchange each other in English outside school hours - The majority of students in the class are disadvantaged so they have little reference to raise capital from outside the vocabulary that provide textbooks To promote good positive creative initiative of students in learning, we need to organize the teaching process in a positive way the activities of the school, in the process of teaching and learning, the teacher is only the transmission of knowledge to students, students want better comprehend the knowledge that, then you have to learn by their own activities Dominant method of teaching foreign languages in our integrated, meaning that new words should be taught in context, the context can be a reading, a conversation or a keyword However, it comes with the teaching and learning of foreign languages is still teaching new words like? Teach new sentence structure as students know how to use new vocabulary and structures in communication in foreign languages From the beginning, the teacher should consider the various procedures for each step in the processing of vocabulary new context: suggestive, teach, test and reinforce vocabulary - There should be taught everything from the new one? Teach how much of the information in a medium? - Use pre-learned phrases or going to school to introduce new words - Use pictures, visual aids to introduce new words - Ensure that students understand the structure, using lexical structure to improve communication functions, establish the relationship between the new structure and vocabulary have - Fix memory deep vocabulary of students passed through the sample questions and practice exercises The result of the first -term school year: class/Total Excellent Good average bad NU % NU % NU % NU % 6A/24 10 10 43 43 10 class/Total 6B/23 Excellent NU % Good NU % Average NU % bad NU % SangKienKinhNghiem.net 10 44 10 44 - From the survey above, There are only 4% of excellent students in class 6A and 3% of excellent students in class 6B - Last but not least, My aim is to guide students how to learn the new vocabulary and grammar in the most efective way This is the best way to help them love learning and to be active to achieve their daily lessons SOLUTIONS: 2.1 Choose from teaching: English is an important subject, it is a language to communicate with other countries in the world If we want to communicate well with foreigners we are required to have a rich vocabulary In general the current environment, when it becomes to new language is mainly talking about grammar and vocabulary, vocabulary and grammar are always clings relationship with each other, always be taught in collaboration to clarify the meaning of each other However teach vocabulary is introduced and specific issues Usually in a lesson always appear new words, new words are not finished yet and should be included in teaching To choose from to teach, teachers should consider these issues: We all know how to teach two different types of words From actively involved in the four skills (listening - speaking - reading - writing) For this type of investment teachers need time to introduce and guide students to practice more With passive teacher just stop at getting to know, not need to invest time into the application operations Teachers need to know the options and decide what will be taught from such an initiative from the public and as a passive For the initiative was only for students that writing and defined as dictionary is not enough, so that students know how to use them in communication, student teachers need to know how to pronounce, is not unique retail, but also know the correct pronunciation of the word in the speech chain, especially the meanings of words - The number of words to be taught in all, depending on the content and level of students Never teach all the new words, for they will not have enough time to perform other activities However, in a class should be taught from a maximum of - If the word is needed to understand the text and in accordance with the level of students, then it belongs to the group of positive, so you have to teach the students - If the word is needed to understand the text but harder than the level of the students, it is not in the active group, so then you should explain to the students understand the meaning of it immediately - If the word is not necessary for understanding the text and is not that hard, you should ask students to guess 2.2 Applying the initiative in some lessons in each unit SangKienKinhNghiem.net Teachers can use some easy English songs in introducing new words to help students learn new words happily Beside, English songs also help students master the gramar better I will introduce some lessons which I’ve applied the songs while I was teaching both vocabulary and grammar 2.2.1 English – Unit 1: Greetings In this lessson, after teaching vocabulary and the English’s habits in comunicating I use the funny and easy songs for them to revive the things that they have learned The song: “Hello, hello” Hello, hello How are you? I’m fine, thank you I’m fine, thank you Hello, hello What your name? My name’s………………………… That’s my name Goodbye, goodbye Goodbye to you…… With this song students can remember the new words and the model sentences that they have learned better Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTQYAWTXrsA 2.2.2 English – Unit 2: At school I teach students the song “Open the book” in order to help them remember and practice the new structure that they have been introduced by the teacher The structure: What is this? What is that? The song: “Open the book” What’s this? What’s this? It’s a book Open the book, Close the book What’s this? What’s this? It’s a door ……… SangKienKinhNghiem.net What’s this? What’s this? It’s a bag……… What’s this? What’s this? It’s a window……… Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJtyrgWJ6s 2.2.3 English – Unit 3: At home When I teach them about family member, in stead of asking them to learn by heart at home and check their revision during the next lesson I teach them the song: “In my family” With this song they even are widened the family vecabulay by knowing more new words, example: grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, cousin… The song: “In my family” In my family, In my family, Lots of love, For you and for me Mum and Dad, Sister and brothe,r Grandma and grandpa, Not like any other Aunt and uncle, And cousins too, My family helps me, My family helps, you In my family……… Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGiryS-O5O4 2.2.4 English – Unit 4: Big or small In this unit, while I teach students Part C: “Getting ready for school” There are some new words about the activities before going to school, students usually feel difficult to remember these new words so I teach them the song:“What you in the morning?” The song: “What you in the morning?” What you do?What you do? SangKienKinhNghiem.net What you in the morning? I get up I have my breakfast I go to school That’s what I That’s what I That’s what I in the morning What you do?What you do? What you in the afternoon? I have my lunch I learn at school I go home That’s what I do…….in the afternoon What you do?What you do? What you in the evening? I my homework I have my dinner I play with my toys That’s what I do…….in the evening What you do?What you do? What you at night? I say goodnight I brush my teeth I go to bed That’s what I do……… at night With this song, I teach them not only the new word related in the lesson but also the othe new words that I want them to remember more For example: Play with toys, say goodnight… Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqt94W2-rIo 2.2.5 English – Unit 5: Things I There are some new words that students have to know how to read, write, and communicate in reality so students must be remember clearly In order to help them remember wll I teach them the song: “Days of the week” on youtube This is an easy song to remember the new words The song: “Days of the week” SangKienKinhNghiem.net Sunday, Monday Tuesday,Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday And it’s Sunday once again! These are the days of the week These are the days of the week These are the days of the week And seven days there are Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXMofxtDPUQ 2.2.6 English – Unit 6: Places In this unit, When I teach students vocabulary and the grammar about prepositions and the structure asking position of people and things, I also teach them the song: “Where is my teddy bear?” This song helps them remmber the vocabulary a lot They always feel excited in the songs, I think they not have any difficulties with these new words The song: “Where is my teddy bear?” Where is my teddy bear? Where is he? Where is my teddy bear? I can’t find him any where Look behind the bedroom door, Is he hiding there? Look behind the bedroom door, I can’t find him any where Look in front of the sofa Is he hiding there? Look in front of the sofa I can’t find him any where Look between the bed and chair Is he hiding there? Look between the bed and chair I can’t find him any where Look next to the big toy box Is he hiding there? Look next to the big toy box SangKienKinhNghiem.net Yes, my teddy’s hiding there Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuDSoZlvYY 2.2.7 English – Unit 7: Your house In this unit, When I teach students vocabulary and the grammar about transportation and the structure: “How you go to school?” in part C: “On the move” , I also teach them the song: “How you go to school?” This song helps them remmber the vocabulary a lot They always feel excited in the songs, I think they not have any difficulties with these new words The Song: “How you go to school?” How you go to school? I go to school by bus History is on Monday I don’t like that much ` How you go to school? I go to school by bike Music is on Wednesday That I really like How you go to school? I go to school by car English is on Monday That’s the best by far Through this song, students not only remember the new vocabulay about transportation better, but they also revive the previous vocabulary that they studied the last lesson For example: days of the week, subjects Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2FHylPXuLY 2.2.8 English – Unit 8: Out and about In this unit, there is a quite difficult grammar about a new tense: “The present progressive tense” my students have some difficulties in appying into making example So I decide to teach them a song: “What are you doing?” After that they feel relax and understand the new tense very well later The song: “What are you doing?” What are you doing? I”m walking I’m running I’m jumping I’m dancing I'm reading 10 SangKienKinhNghiem.net I’m eating I’m drinking I’m sleeping I’m putting on my shoes I’m putting on my hat I’m saying goodbye Goodbye! All the songs I list above, I realize that this song brings students the most happiness And I feel sucessful with this Thanks a lots to the writer of this song Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrHqq8xJiU4 2.2.9 English – Unit 9: The body When I teach my students about colors in this unit, part B: Faces, I just realize that all of my students have difficulty in remember correctly the colors They usually make mistakes with practising the exercises which I give them after the lesson After singing the song: “Sing a rainbow” they all agree that the difficulty disappears They very well with all the exercises both pracising and doing test The song: “Sing a rainbow” Red and yellow And pink and green Purple and orange, And blue I can sing a rianbow, Sing a rianbow Sing a rianbow too Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRTdq0VsLGQ 2.2.10 English – Unit 10: Staying healthy In this unit, there are lots of new words about food and drink and the strucre to invite each others with these new words: Would you like ?, What’s for lunch?, Is there anything to .? My students still find difficulty They urged me to find a suitable song that can helps them in learning I tried and found the song: “At the supermarket.” As a reult, the song helped them alot Vocabulary wasn’t matter any more with them The song: “At the supermarket” I would like some lemons, 11 SangKienKinhNghiem.net I would like some meat I would like a melon, They’re very fresh and sweet At the supermarket We buy something to eat Apples, bread and biscuits, Pasta, rice and meat I would like some onions, I would like some rice I would like some apples, They’re healthy and they’re nice I really like this song both the lysics and the words When the students sang chorally I myself sang with them with a lot of happiness Thanks the writer so much Link youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb1RG8C21m8 2.2.11 English – Unit 11: “What you eat?” In order to help students study well with this unit, I tried to surf on the Youtube a song that related to this unit At first, I could find out any suitable song However, I have a sister who is very good at finding the information on the net She agreed to help me and my students She found, for me, a suitable song for this unit The song: “How much?” How much? How much? How much is that dog? How much? How much? How much is that dog? It’s 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Hey, I’ll take it How much? How much? How much is that cat? How much? How much? How much is that cat? It’s 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Hey, I’ll take it How much? How much? How much is that monkey? How much? How much? How much is that monkey? It’s 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Hey, I’ll take it How much? How much? How much is that banana? 12 SangKienKinhNghiem.net How much? How much? How much is that banana? It’s 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Hey, I’ll take it After listening and singing thi song my students can use the new structure to comunicate well Not only that, they can widen their vocabulary with some new words in this song Link song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pmP8ikcBaU 2.2.12 English – Unit 12: Sports and Pastimes It’s quite easy for me to find out the suitable songs for this unnit because the theme of unit 12 is about sports and pastimes I can choose even or songs for this unit, but I just introduce of them The song: “Sport songs” What you like? What you like? What you like? Baseball, baseball, I like baseball Basketball, basketball, I like basketball Volleyball, volleyball, I like volleyball Soccer, soccer, I like soccer Baseball, basketball, basketball, soccer I like sports Hurray What you like? What you like? What you like? Dinning, dinning, I like dinning Swimming, swimming, I like swimming Skiing, skiing, I like skiing Skating, skating, I like skating Dinning, swimming, skiing, skating I like sports Hurray Link song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgUSHk6JaTY 2.2.13 English – Unit 13: Activities and the seasons I don’t have got any difficulties in finding a suitable song for this unit After that I decide to teach them the song: What’s the weather like today?” The song: “What’s the weather like today?” What’s the weather, What’s the weather? 13 SangKienKinhNghiem.net What’s the weather like today? Is it cold or is it sunny? Can we go outside to play? When it’s windy, When it’s windy We go outside, we fly out kite The kite goes high up in the sky And we play until It’s night When it’s snowing, when it’s snowing We make a snowmanin the snow We wear out coat and play together Until it’s time to go When it’s sunny, when it’s sunny We wear our hats and goes outside We play together at the park, And have fun on the slide What’s the weather, What’s the weather? Link song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MW6oef6y8 2.2.14 English – Unit 14: Making plan The song: “Where are you going?” Where are you going? Where are you going? Where are you going today? I’m going to the shop, park, pool, bank, zoo, beach I think this song is quite short but it is suitable for students in this unit because they can practice the new structure: “What are you going to ?” Link song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRGkjkVTGA 2.2.15 English – Unit 15 Countries You don’t have spend too much time surf for the suitable song because the theme of this unit is quite popular Many writers choose this topic for their book I just think that the song: “Where are you from?” The song: “Where Are You From? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Canada, Korea, Italy, China, America, Australia, Japan or India Where are you from? Where are you 14 SangKienKinhNghiem.net from? Where are you from? Spain, Germany, Mexico, The Philippines, Brazil, Sweden, New Zealand Thailand, Peru, Greece, Turkey, Jamaica, Poland France Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Copyright Maple Leaf Learning Link song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6A2EFkjXq4 2.2.16 English – Unit 16: I’ve found a suitable song for this unit, however I just wondered if there are any one who concerns about my initiave At last, I decided that I wouln’t write the song that I found If any one concerns and finds that the initiave is quite helpful in teaching, they can try to find out a suitable song for this unit or can contact with me in order to know the song that I found I leave my contact below PART III : FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 Results of implementation: Through the process of applying to the actual topic of teaching, I noticed more and more students academic progress: - Students are more interested and active in all activities - The lessons become more lively and vivid - Students are almost near the end of the new word right in the classroom - The vocabulary of the children increased significantly - The weak students can use words in simple sentences Students can use pretty words in more complex sentences The following is a statistical quality of student learning in the classroom and apply classroom topics not apply the theme: class/Total 6A/24 Excellent NU % 20 Good NU % 40 Average NU % 30 bad NU % 10 class/Total Excellent Good Average bad NU % NU % NU % NU % 6A/23 15 10 45 30 10 For specific results we have found that the quality of learning of students in grades applied topics is much higher than before It shows that my research was partially effective in actual teaching process 3.2 Evaluation learn from experience: Under the current distribution programs, almost always with the new information in lessons and even in training If you want to teach good vocabulary lessons more vividly, teachers need to find pictures, maps to illustrate, enabling them to easily remember words and the attention of the children on the subject or matter lessons mind 15 SangKienKinhNghiem.net Beside that, in my opinion, funny song play an important part in learning both vocabulary and simple grammar They help students not only relax but also help them remember easily My students are really interested in all the songs that I’ve applied to each uint After a hard lesson, songs help them relax They always sing happily together Whenever I check them vocabulary and new grammar at the beginning of the next lesson, they can tell me correctly Morever, they help me to find out more interesting songs for me to teach in the following class I hope that with this initiave more and more teachers pay attention to the songs that I found.And you can help me find more and more suitable songs Please contact me whenver you find out a new song My phone number: 0984025031 – Loc Thinh Secondary School – Ngoc Lac District – Thanh Hoa Province Thank you in advance! 3.3 Recommendations Our colleagues’experience initiatives which are chosen from the educational scientific department need to be widely popularised, this will help us learn different good methods from each other to make our lessons more suitable and more interesting English is a typical subject, teachers need to be equipped enough teaching materials such as: function room, cassette, tapes So, I hope school leaders and local authority will pay attention to our teaching conditions much more, This will help teaching as well as learning English more and more effectively This is my own experience initiatives I surely not copy from the others’ Thank you for your reading! Head-master’s identification Loc Thinh, April 12th 2018 Writer of the initiative Nguyen Giang Nam 16 SangKienKinhNghiem.net ... Dinning, dinning, I like dinning Swimming, swimming, I like swimming Skiing, skiing, I like skiing Skating, skating, I like skating Dinning, swimming, skiing, skating I like sports Hurray Link... Therefore, to help students master the vocabulary and the grammar in use is very important that concerns me and I decide to implement the project: "Applying English songs in teaching vocabulary and grammar. .. exercises both pracising and doing test The song: “Sing a rainbow” Red and yellow And pink and green Purple and orange, And blue I can sing a rianbow, Sing a rianbow Sing a rianbow too Link youtube: