The Positive Role of Songs in Primary English Teaching论文

AbstractUsing English songs to assist preliminary English teaching is very effective in teaching practice. English songs can not only provide lots of authentic language material, but also can arouse the students learning interest and cultivate their learning autonomy.
Key wordspositive role; English songs; primary English teaching
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1 Introduction

Music is a kind of sound symbols. It expresses what people think and brings people the enjoyment of beauty. It is not spread by preaching, but more through the way of nurturing and infection, influencing people's character and nourishing the soul unconsciously. Through the special form of expressionmusic allows people to freely exchange ideas and life experience. And among the forms, songs are very outstanding. Listening to English songs is a very popular, fast and effective learning method, which breaks the traditional boring method of English learning. Through listening and singing their own forite songs, students can remember the target lyrics, acquire new words and phrases, and even correct their pronunciation. All these will stimulate their interest in learning. On the principle of serving the teaching, the flexible utilization ability of teachers on English songs can improve the class teaching effect.
2 The Theoretical Basis of Applying English Songs to Primary English Teaching
2.1 It meets students knowledge foundation
In the initial stage of English learning, there are only a few knowledge of English need to be grasped. The teachers can put the new words and the new sentence structure into a tune that all students are familiar with. And then teach them to sing the familiar songs with the familiar tune. This way fit the students' knowledge structure, so they are willing to participate in, hing a positive response, and learn happily.
2.2 It meets the cognitive rules
From perceptual knowledge to rational knowledge is a universal law for people to acquire knowledge. And to put the English songs into English teaching is in line with the law of cognition from perception to understanding, which integrates the language knowledge and the interesting lyrics, knowledge and fun, abstract and the image closely, providing students more perceptual knowledge and image materials. It sets up a bridge of understanding from perceptual knowledge to rational knowledge with the songs melody, which offers the students a high morale and strong interest in the process of English learning; enhances and consolidates the understanding of the text in the process of listening and singing English songs.