英语歌曲教学与儿童英语语言学习的相关性-一项基于个案的实证研究_英语论文

The Correlation of English Songs Teaching and Children's English Language Learning---- An Empirical Study Based on Cases

摘要

大多数人会肯定认为很难忘记歌曲学过的内容。此外,经验丰富的英语教师了解使用押韵的重要性和歌曲在教学过程中为他们很多好处。尽管孩子们有一种天生的学习外国语言的能力, 但如果他们觉得课程枯燥，他们就不会恰当地去学习。事实上，通过有趣的活动，他们会学的更好。当然，英文歌曲教学对于孩子而言，也是有消极影响的。本文主要基于案例做了一项实证研究，结果显示英文教学具有积极和消极两方面。积极方面包含三方面：1)减少情感过滤。2）歌词加强了认知学习。3）增加幽默感。消极方面包含三方面：1）误读词汇。2）增加学习难度。3）减少英语的应用。最后，该文基于消极方面提出相应的改进措施，该文对于日后的英文歌曲研究有一定的帮助。

关键词：英文歌曲教学；儿童；学习；积极影响；消极影响

Abstract

Most of us would surely agree that songs, once learned, are very hard to forget. Besides, experienced teachers of English understand the importance of using rhymes and songs in the teaching-learning process for their many benefits. Although children have an innate ability to learn any foreign language, they do not learn it properly if they find their lessons boring. In fact, children learn better through interesting activities. It is sure that English songs teaching has negative aspects for pupils. In this thesis, it mainly makes an empirical study based on cases, which also concludes positive and negative aspects through English song teaching. The positive aspect includes three points: 1) Lowering the Affective Filter. 2) Lyrics to Reinforce Cognitive Learning. 3) Song Parody to Add Humor .The negative aspect includes three points: 1) Mispronouncing the vocabulary. 2) Increasing the difficulty of English learning. 3) Lessening the practice of communication using English. At last, it puts forward to corresponding improved methods based on the negative aspects. This thesis is helpful to the future study on English songs teaching.

Keywords: English songs teaching; children; learning; positive effect; negative effects

Contents

Abstract i

摘要 ii

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 The Significance of the Study 1

1.3 The Purposes of the Study 3

2. Literature review 4

2.1 Relative Researches in Domestic 4

2.2 Relative Researches Abroad 4

2.3 The Author’s Researches from This Thesis 6

3. Methodology 8

3.1 Research Questions 8

3.2 Case Analysis 8

3.2.1 Objects Chosen 8

3.2.2 Objects Analysis    9

3.2.3 Research Method   9

4. The results of the study 12

4.1 Results and Findings 12

4.2 The Positive Influence English Song Teaching During English Language    Learning  13

4.2.1 Lowering the Affective Filter 13

4.2.2 Lyrics to Reinforce Cognitive Learning 14

4.2.3 Song Parody to Add Humor 15

4.3 The Negative Influence English Song Teaching During English Language   Learning  15

4.3.1 Mispronouncing the Vocabulary 15

4.3.2 Increasing the Difficulty of English Learning 16

4.3.3 Lessening the Practice of Communication Using English 16

4.4 The Way to Improve the English Song Teaching During English Language  Learning   17

4.4.1 To Take Full Advantage of English Songs Teaching 17

4.4.2 To Reinforce the Teachers’ Skillful Methods of English Songs Teaching 18

4.4.3 To Strengthen the Explanation of the Vocabulary in the Songs 19

5. Conclusions 20

Bibliography 21

Acknowledgements 22