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Songs & Poetry For Young Learners: Pismp Tesl SK - Jan 2013 - Ipgkt

This document discusses the use of folk songs and poetry for young language learners. It provides definitions of folk songs and outlines some key characteristics of folk songs, such as telling stories from the past and using traditional instruments. The document also explains how singing songs can help children develop language skills by chunking letters and sounds together in memory and keeping children engaged. It notes that learning through songs in preschool and kindergarten gives children an early advantage in speaking skills and exposes them to different accents and vocabularies through folk songs from various countries.

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Songs & Poetry For Young Learners: Pismp Tesl SK - Jan 2013 - Ipgkt

This document discusses the use of folk songs and poetry for young language learners. It provides definitions of folk songs and outlines some key characteristics of folk songs, such as telling stories from the past and using traditional instruments. The document also explains how singing songs can help children develop language skills by chunking letters and sounds together in memory and keeping children engaged. It notes that learning through songs in preschool and kindergarten gives children an early advantage in speaking skills and exposes them to different accents and vocabularies through folk songs from various countries.

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Songs & Poetry

for Young Learners




PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
Folk Song
1. (Music, other) a song of which the music and
text have been handed down by oral tradition
among the common people

2. (Music, other) a modern song which employs
or reflects the folk idiom

PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT


There are no definitive rules for folk
songs but there are certain
characteristics present in songs that
people would label as folk songs.
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
Characteristics
of Folk Songs

PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
Characteristics
of Folk Songs
Usually some
sort of story
from the past
Most folk
songs are of
difficult or
troubled times
There is a certain
pace to
a folksong
Concentrates of
the story telling
aspect
Traditional
instruments are
used such
as acoustic
guitars and flutes
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
How the song
help to generate
language among
children?
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT

The brain is uniquely designed to learn
through music.

Within the context of a song, the brain is able
to chunk the entire alphabet with
corresponding sound, key phonics object in
one efficient memory space
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
When children are singing, they are focused
and engaged because they think songs are
natural and fun the optimum state for
language learning.

Singing Enhances Speaking Skills.
Young children who are fortunate enough to
learn language through medium of songs in
preschool and kindergarten have an early
advantage in developing expressive, dynamic
speaking skills.

PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
Students can experience a whole range of
accents.
Usually, each country has their own folk songs,
thus, the accents sometimes differ from each
other.
A variety of new vocabs can be introduced to
students through songs.
Folk songs usually uses lots of vocabs because
folk songs is used to tell a story.
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT
Thank You
PISMP TESL SK | JAN 2013 | IPGKT

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