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Using Songs to Encourage Sixth Graders to Develop English Speaking Skills

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dc.creator Duarte Romero Mónica
dc.creator Tinjacá Bernal Luz Mery
dc.creator Carrero Olivares Marilú
dc.date 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:18:01Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:18:01Z
dc.identifier 1657-0790
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/c16fe46c47774f9db189d5cadce1b386
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19263
dc.description <p>This article contains the procedures and findings of an investigation carried out by a team of teachers with the purpose of motivating students to speak English. We observed students’ lack confidence to talk and that they had little motivation toward learning English. Thus, we used songs as a main resource in conjunction with different kind of activities thus giving students the opportunity to learn in a fun way during their first years of learning a foreign language. As a result of this research project, we found that learners could pronounce many words freely and accurately in a non-threatening environment. Students acquired new vocabulary and, the most important aspect, they were motivated to learn English.</p><p> </p><p>Este artículo presenta los procedimientos y resultados de una investigación realizada por un grupo de maestras, cuyo propósito era motivar a estudiantes de grado sexto a hablar en inglés. Observamos en los estudiantes inseguridad para hablar y poca motivación para aprender inglés. Por ello, optamos por usar canciones para articularlas a diferentes tipos de actividades, con el fin de darles a los estudiantes la oportunidad de aprender de manera divertida en sus primeros años de aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera. Con este proyecto de investigación logramos que los estudiantes pudieran pronunciar muchas palabras libre y correctamente en un ambiente de aprendizaje armonioso. Los estudiantes adquirieron vocabulario nuevo y, lo más importante, se motivaron a aprender inglés.</p>
dc.language English
dc.publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
dc.relation http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/29053
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1657-0790
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 11-28 (2012)
dc.subject Promoting confidence, speaking skills, using songs.
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Theory and practice of education
dc.subject LB5-3640
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Using Songs to Encourage Sixth Graders to Develop English Speaking Skills
dc.type article


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