英文歌曲在英语教学中的应用

英文歌曲在英语教学中的应用1.IntroductionInrecentyears,thevalueofEnglishsongsinmotivatingstudentstolearnEnglishandenhancingtheirinvolvementiswidelyacknowledgedbymoreandmoreEnglishForeignLanguagePractitioners.Intheirlanguageclasses,manyForeignLanguageteachershaveadoptedrichlymeaningfulEnglishsongs,whichtakeupthewholeclassperiodinsteadofonlybeingusedaswarm-upactivitiesgamesandsoon.Englishsongsareseenasauniqueteachingtool,vitalincommunicativelanguageteaching,providinglanguageteacherswithrichandvariedresources.Theycanbeusednotonlyforpurposefullanguagepractice,butalsotomotivatestudentstolearnEnglishandenhancetheirinvolvementinEnglishforeignlanguagelearning.2.ThecurrentsituationofEnglishteachingAsChinajointsWTO,theinternationalcommunicationbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent.Asaninternationallanguage,EnglishisusedwidelyinChina.Therefore,moreandmorepeopleattachimportanttolearnEnglish.ButthetraditionalEnglishteachinghasmanydisadvantages,andcouldnotmeettheneedsofourmodernsociety.Thus,newEnglishteachingreformmustbecarriedout.InnewEnglishteachingsystem,thestudentscancommunicatewithothersinrealcontext.2.1ThedisadvantageoftraditionalEnglishteachingInthetraditionalEnglishteaching,thewholeschoolcentersontheexaminationandthemanagementobjectivesarequiteobviouslyandcommon—highmarks.Themaincriteriaofevaluatingoftheteachingqualityarescoresandtheproportionofstudentsenteringhigherschool.Inordertoletstudentsgethighmarksintheexamination,manyteachersonlyteachstudentsmanywords,grammarandfixedsentenceswhileignorestudents’comprehensiveabilitiessuchas,listeningability,speakingability.Forexample,whentheteachersasksomequestionsinEnglishintheclassanddemandstudentstoanswerthem,thestudentscouldnotunderstandwhattheteacherssaidatall,nottomentionhowtoexpressthemselves.Whathavelearnedisonlyusedinexamination,thusstudentslacktheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.Ontheotherhand,inordertogethighmarks,studentsalwaysstudymechanically.TheyneverhaveinterestinlearningEnglish.Althoughtheyhavehighscoresinthevariousexaminations,theyarequiteweakinlistening,speakingandcommunication.Itisunfavorableforcultivatingandenrichingstudents’personality.Thusinthefuture’scompetition,thesestudentswillbeeliminated.SothetraditionalEnglishteachingmustbeabolished.WemustcarryoutthenewEnglishteachingsystemtocultivatethetalenttomeetthedemandsofoursociety.2.2ThenecessityofEnglishteachingreformEnglishteachingisveryessentialtosocialdevelopment.Inordertoenhancethelevelofmodernization,improveChina’scomprehensivenationalstrength,andnarrowthegapbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountries,theChinesegovernmentputforwardthestrategyofdevelopingourcountrybyscienceandeducation.Inordertoachievethistarget,theChinesegovernmentdoesnotonlyrelyonthenationalpeople’shardwork,butalsoshouldcontinuetoadheretothepolicyofopeningandreform,promoteinternationalinteraction,constantlystudyothercountries’advancedexperiences.Duringtheprocessofcommunicationandlearning,languagemustbeused.Astheworld’smostdevelopedcountriesuseEnglishlanguage,Englishhasbecometoday’smostwidelyusedlanguage,especially,aftertheChineseeconomyinvolveintotheworldeconomy.Withtheimprovementofthemodernization’sdegree,China’sdemandstotalentwillundergotremendouschanges.Thischangewillmostprominentlymanifestinthedemandfortalentstandards.Thefutureworldwillnolongerneedasingletypeofspecializedtalent,butthepeoplewiththeintegratedabilities.TheneedwillforcetheEnglishteachingreformtobecarriedout.Atthesametime,EnglishteachingreformisalsotheEnglishcurriculum’srequirements.EnglishcurriculumreformrequireteacherstotrainstudentstocommunicatewithothersbyusingverbalandwrittenEnglish,andalsofocusonreadingproficiencyandenablestudentstoreceivesomeself-learningability.ItwilllayagoodfoundationforstudentscontinuingtolearnanduseEnglish,enablingstudentstoachievemoraleducationsincharacter,patriotism,socialismandotheraspectsofeducation.Inordertoachievetherequirementofteachingsyllabus,wemustreformEnglishteachingsystemthoroughly.3.ThetheoreticalprinciplesandreasonsofusingEnglishsongs3.1ThetheoreticalprinciplesofusingEnglishsongsTheapplicationofEnglishsongsinEnglishteachingconformstostudents’psychologicalcharacteristicsofage,psychologicalprincipleandtheaestheticprinciple.Thejuniorstudentsarelivelyandactive.IfweletthemmemorizeEnglishwordsdully,theywouldfeellikebeingtiedup.TheywillgraduallylosetheinterestinlearningEnglish.IfweletthemlistentoEnglishsongsandfollowwiththeminEnglishteaching,itcancreatealivelyatmosphereoflearninginclass.Atthesametime,italsoarousesthestudentslearninginterestandmakestheirbrainsbefullofvigorandviability.Whenstudentslistentoandsingthesongs,theycanestablishthepsychologicaltendencytomotivatetheirhighmotivationinlearning,stimulatestudents’learningneedsandexcited.ItwilllaythepsychologicalfoundationforstudentstolearnEnglishhappyandrelaxed.WhilestudentsappreciatetheseEnglishsongs,theycaninvolveintothisbeautifulmusic,theirsoulswillbepurified,andtheirmindswillbemolded.Theknowledgelearnfromthemusicwillberememberedfirmlyandefficiently.Thisisthecharmifartandco