The use of rhymes and songs in the teaching of English in Primary Education
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Most of us would probably agree that songs, once learned, are very difficult to forget. Moreover, English teachers understand the importance of using rhymes and songs in the teaching-learning process because of their many benefits. Although children have an innate ability to learn any foreign language, they do not learn it well if they find the lessons boring. In fact, children learn best through interesting activities. The main purpose of this article is to emphasise the importance of using rhymes and songs in teaching English as a foreign language to young children. Their functions, criteria of choice and the way of presenting them to the class will also be analysed. For this reason, rhymes and songs are very useful tools for teaching a foreign language. In fact, they are the tools that help children to learn in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, without the need to make them feel the pressure of learning a foreign language.
Institution: Centro Universitario de la Defensa en San Javier
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2336085238