Abstract and Key Words

Abstract: This thesis aims to study how to apply songs to primary school English teaching. It is based on Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences and Krashen’s Affective Filter Hypothesis in the second language acquisition theory. The writer focuses on the application of songs to classroom teaching in the steps of warming up, revision, teaching new lesson, consolidation and extension. Besides, the writer stresses the principles of selecting songs, functions of songs and some suggestions. The conclusion of the paper is that application of songs to primary school English teaching can activate classroom atmosphere, motivate learners’ interest and establish harmonious relationship between the teacher and students. This will let students learn English pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence patterns and grammar in a relaxed environment, improving students’ learning efficiency and teachers’ teaching effects.

Key words: songs; primary school; English teaching

摘要：本文旨在研究歌曲在小学英语教学中的应用。以加德纳的多元智能理论和克拉申二语习得理论的情感过滤假说为理论基础，作者介绍歌曲在课前热身、复习旧知、讲授新课、巩固拓展中的具体运用，阐述了歌曲选择的原则，指出了运用歌曲教学的优势并且提出了一些注意的方面。文章的结论是在小学英语教学中，歌曲的应用能够活跃课堂学习气氛，激发学生的兴趣，建立和谐的师生关系，让学生们在轻松的环境中学习语音、词汇、句型和语法，提高他们的学习效率以及教师的教学效果。

关键词：歌曲；小学；英语教学

1. Introduction
Song is a way of delighting the mind, expressing feeling and communicating. So are English songs. English songs in different times reflect culture of that period. Therefore English songs are good materials in English teaching. Song-teaching can not only be used to teach students English songs, but also be considered as a teaching method by which teachers teach students words, phrases, sentences etc.
An foreign expert, Eken states that songs can be used: to provide a relaxed classroom atmosphere; to encourage extensive and intensive listening; to stimulate discussion of attitudes and feelings; to encourage creativity and use of imagination; to present and practice a topic, a language point, lexis, etc.; to bring variety and fun to learning. And learning English through songs develops a non-threatening and relaxed classroom atmosphere in which the four language skills can be enhanced. According to Domoney & Harris, music is highly relevant and a strong source of language outside of the classroom. In the book Young Learners, the famous linguists Sarah Phillips states that music, which is an important part of children’s language learning, plays an important role in learning. Learning English songs can help children learn intonation, grammar and vocabulary, what’s important, help them improve their interest.