[etni] Fw: songs in the EFL classroom
----- Original Message ----- From: laurie ornstein - laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx 
Subject: songs in the EFL classroom

Hi All,
I can't not get into this discussion on the use of songs in the EFL classroom. I've been singing with my pupils since I started teaching well over 30 years ago. It's made all the difference to me and many of my pupils.
I agree 100% with Mitzi's comments and won't repeat her words here. Let me just share with you a "song story".
Back in my 20's... I lived and taught in Kiryat Malachi. I was an elementary school teacher then. I remember 1 particular "challenging" 6th grader who literally climbed the walls and jumped in and out the windows. Quite a few years later I was visiting in town and as I was walking through the shopping center a young soldier approached me making believe he was playing the guitar and singing aloud "Kumbaya". You've guessed right. It was "him"! Every word of the song was crystal clear and so was his use of Present Progressive when he told me he was studying English after army hours. I'll never forget that chance meeting.
So, yes, do sing songs with your pupils. If you teach them right, the lyrics will not be gibberish. A song singing in one's heart is, in my opinion, often worth more than a pile of exercises. (I'm not knocking grammatical exercises; I use them too.) 

Laurie



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