Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) refers to teaching English to students whose first language is not English. TEFL usually occurs in the student's own country, either within the state school system, or privately, e.g., in an after-hours language school or with a tutor. TEFL teachers may be native or non-native speakers of English.
This article describes English teaching by native Anglophones working outside their own country, a small subset of English taught worldwide. To learn about other aspects of English teaching, see English language learning and teaching, which explains methodology and context, and explains abbreviations.
Communicative language teaching:
- Communicative language teaching (CLT) emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of learning a language.
- The task-based language learning (TBLL) approach to CLT has gained ground in recent years. Proponents believe CLT is important for developing and improving speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills, and that it prevents students merely listen passively to the teacher without interaction.
Teaching English with songs
Here we have some interesting webs with many different songs for children. You will find any type of song you like.
Teaching English through music
There is strong evidence supporting the use of music in the ESL classroom. Language and music are tied together in brain processing by pitch, rhythm and by symmetrical phrasing. Music can help familiarize students with connections and provides a fun way to acquire English.
Music is a great language package that bundles culture, vocabulary, listening, grammar and a host of other language skills in just a few rhymes. Music can also provide a relaxed lesson on a hot boring day. It can also form the basis for many lessons.
English songs can be used for a wide variety of ESL learning and teaching activities. They can start discussions on a topic or even become the centre of debate. This is especially true of songs that develop a particular theme. Songs are also great for teaching listening. One of my favorite exercises with music is completing the blanks as students listen or listening and choosing the correct words from two words than rhyme, for example cry and try. You can teach grammar with songs in many ways. Most English songs sometimes sacrifice grammar for smooth rhyme. This makes them very good grammar teaching tools. You can ask students to find the mistakes or ask them how we would normally say it. Most songs reflect the background of the singer, why not do activities on something like varieties of modern English; or simply by comparing two songs ask students to figure out where the speaker is from and why. This is especially good for lessons that show the differences between British and American English. Of course you can teach new vocabulary with songs and students would understand them better within the context of the song. These are just a few of many ideas for using songs in ESL/EFL teaching.
How to teach English using songs
1. Pre teach the Vocab
If you're using traditional songs, try and pre-teach as much of the language in previous lessons as you can. Don't teach it as a prelude to a song, just let the a few of the words fall in naturally during the previous couple of lessons. ( This idea also works well with drama plays or picture books). If you're teaching a song specially written for teaching ESL or EFL, you can probably introduce all the language at the beginning of today's lesson.
2. And Action!
The main reason songs work so well is that many kids are what's called "Musically Intelligent". It simply means that new phrases stick in their memory if it's accompanied by a melody. It's the same thing that happens when you hear the new Madonna song on the radio and can't get it out of your head all day! But although musical intelligence is very common, some kids are also intelligent in different ways and we have to try and incorporate as many types as we can into the class. So for kids who are more physical we add in gestures and actions for each line of the song. The sillier the better. It's very often a good idea to let the kids choose the gesture, that way it becomes their own. As they own it they remember it much more easily.
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