Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills

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 r...

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Autores:
Duarte Romero, Mónica
Tinjacá Bernal, Luz Mery
Carrero Olivares, Marilú
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2012
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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TESOL
EFL
Promoting confidence
speaking skills
using songs.
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title Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
spellingShingle Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
TESOL
EFL
Promoting confidence
speaking skills
using songs.
title_short Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
title_full Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
title_fullStr Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
title_full_unstemmed Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
title_sort Using songs to encourage sixth graders to develop english speaking skills
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Duarte Romero, Mónica
Tinjacá Bernal, Luz Mery
Carrero Olivares, Marilú
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Duarte Romero, Mónica
Tinjacá Bernal, Luz Mery
Carrero Olivares, Marilú
dc.subject.proposal.spa.fl_str_mv TESOL
EFL
Promoting confidence
speaking skills
using songs.
topic TESOL
EFL
Promoting confidence
speaking skills
using songs.
description 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. 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.
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