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Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
Print version ISSN 1657-0790
Abstract
DUARTE ROMERO, Mónica; TINJACA BERNAL, Luz Mery and CARRERO OLIVARES, Marilú. Using Songs to Encourage Sixth Graders to Develop English Speaking Skills. profile [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.1, pp.11-28. ISSN 1657-0790.
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.
Keywords : Promoting confidence; speaking skills; using songs.