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The vocabulary and language presented in FunSongs action songs have been carefully
chosen to fit the lexical and linguistic scope of a primary school course for
young learners of English as a second language. Unlike pop or traditional songs,
there is no "difficult" or archaic language.
Action songs facilitate and accelerate learning and memorisation because both
the left and right sides of the brain are active at the same time. Visual (seeing),
auditory (hearing) and kinaesthetic (touching and moving) learning styles are
combined with musical and emotional intelligence.
Children enjoy learning to sing and perform FunSongs action songs as they have
simple arrangements, fresh new melodies and strong rhythms. The music and words
are never banal.
Motivation is a key part of effective teaching. As the FunSongs Approach is
by definition "fun", it can help teachers to capture and focus the attention
of their learners.
The strong, catchy rhythms and melodies in these songs encourage correct accentuation, intonation and pronunciation.
Teachers use FunSongs action song packages to present and work on a specific
theme or vocabulary area. When the class has learnt to sing and act out the
action song, the graded worksheets can be used to recycle the language in a
variety of contexts.
FunSongs action song download packages and CDs always contain two versions of
each song: a guide voice version for teaching and a music-only one to allow
learners to sing and perform the songs on their own. This gives them a sense
of achievement and strengthens oral confidence.
To read an article by Charles Goodger on using action songs published in English Teaching Professional, please click here.
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