Refresher – Using Songs & Lyrics in the classroom
- A myriad of uses
- Is there another text type so short and yet so useful?
- Mood transforming – they can transform the way listeners feel.
- Ubiquitous – YouTube, Spotify & lyrics sites the possibilities are endless.
- Big picture / little picture.
In addition, Chris shared an array of versatile lesson ideas that could be adapted to any level or lesson. But perhpaps, one of the best perks of the session were the actual refresher sweets that he shared with everyone present!
If you want to view a recording of the talk, you can head over to the FB page ‘Creating’
Chris’s time at IATEFL 2022 & the wonderful city of Belfast
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Teaching Tracks
A creative and ingenious approach to using songs and song lyrics in English language teaching.
Based purely on songs and their derived themes. The materials are great for language teaching /learning, raising awareness on culture and real life issues.
A set of resources that include a full set of teacher and student coursebooks, a collection of authentic materials and creative classroom materials.
All ideas and resources can be used in both an in-person or online classroom.
Recents:
Additional resources as suggested by participants in Chris’s ‘Exploiting what songs have to offer in ESOL’
Natecla webinar, 9th Dec 2022
Training Tracks
Chris now offers bespoke training sessions / courses to teachers on how to use songs & themes to teach English.
These courses are crafted to suit your needs for learning how to use songs in the classroom. Training courses are available either online or in person. Online course lengths can vary depending on needs. from the typical webinar to a few weeks, with the average session taking 2 hours (with a comfort break). In person training sessions could be 4-5 hours over one or more days.
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