This document discusses the importance of using music and songs in teaching foreign languages to children. It provides several key benefits: 1) Songs help children learn vocabulary, practice pronunciation, and be exposed to the target culture in an engaging way. 2) Music aids in memory as songs tend to get stuck in our minds. They use repetition which reinforces learning. 3) Songs motivate children and provide a fun change from the normal routine of language lessons. 4) Incorporating music trains children's brains and promotes overall development in both physical and emotional ways. The skills last a lifetime.

1. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF THE EQUADOR
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, LETTERS AND SCIENCES
OF THE EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
STUDENTS:
DAISY MOREJÓN
PAMELA SANDOVAL
TITLE
“THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN IN THE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING”

2. Songs and Rhymes provide relaxation and variety, but we
have to be careful because an excessive use of them can
make children to get bored.
Taking this fact into account, we can say that songs are a
good resource to teach vocabulary, practice the language
orally, improve pronunciation and intonation and also help
children to know the culture of the foreign language.

3. Many of us know how quick students are at learning
songs. For a variety of reasons, songs stick in our minds
and become part of us for example:
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P
Q - R - S - T - U and V,
W - X - Y and Z
Now I know my A - B - C's
Next time won't you sing with me?

4. It is easier to sing a language than to speak it.
Music is around us: radio, television, theatre, etc.
Songs work in our short and long-term memory.
Songs use simple, conversational language and repetitions.
Children enjoy hearing themselves
Songs are relaxing, fun, etc.

5. For language teachers, songs are short, repetitive, and easily
to handle in a lesson.
Songs provide a link with home and school life, help children
to develop positive attitude towards language learning and
they reinforce lexical items and structures.

6. Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on his farm he had some chicks,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a cluck-cluck here,
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck,
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i oh!

7. Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on his farm he had some cows,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a moo-moo here,
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo,
Everywhere a moo-moo
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on his farm he had some pigs,
Ee i ee i oh!
With an oink-oink here,
And an oink-oink there
Here an oink, there an oink,
Everywhere an oink-oink
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i oh!

8. Besides we cannot forget their important role in
pronunciation, intonation and rhythm.
We have got many reasons to use songs in the classroom:
Motivation
Songs easily motivate children to use the foreign language.

9. Change in the routine

10. Cultural importance
Songs reflect the foreign culture

11. Reinforcement
They provide a meaningful way to repeat different items
in order to reinforce the learning
(pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc.).

12. It is essential to select carefully the songs we are going to
work with in class.
A song of joy
Come sing a song of joy for peace shall come my
brother
Sing, sing a song of joy for men shall love each
other
That day will dawn just as sure as hearts that are
pure are hearts set
free No man must stand alone with outstretched
hand before him Reach out
and take them in yours with love that endures
for ever more Then sing a
song of joy for love and understanding

13. Come sing a song of joy of freedom tell the story
Sing, sing a song of joy for mankind in his glory
One mighty voice that will bring a sound that will ring for
evermore. Then
sing a song of joy for love and understanding

14. What we must bear in mind are the features of the students
we are working with at that specific moment:
Their age, interests, likes and dislikes, and of course, their
knowledge of the foreign language.

15. Music is academic
For some people, this is the primary reason for providing music
lessons to their children. A recent study from the University of
California found that music trains the brain for higher forms of
thinking. Second graders who were given music lessons scored
27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than
children who received no special instruction. Research
indicates that musical training permanently wires a young mind
for enhanced performance.

16. Music is physical
Music can be described as a sport. Learning to sing and keep
rhythm develops coordination. The air and wind power
necessary to blow a flute, trumpet or saxophone promotes a
healthy body.

17. Music is emotional
Music is an art form. We are emotional beings and every child
requires an artistic outlet. Music may be your child’s vehicle
of expression.

18. Music is for life
Most people can’t play soccer, or football at 70 or 80 years of age
but they can sing. And they can play piano or some other
instrument. Music is a gift you can give your child that will last
their entire lives.

19. THE COLOR OF THE SKY
It was always you
I can't recall the colour of the sky
But that's not important
We were walking down the hill
When I noticed that you were limping
So I bent down to examine your paw
I can see something
A speck of white in your pad
I've got it in between my fingernails
It's growing I'm pulling it It's growing
Why doesn't it hurt?
Why doesn't it hurt? Hurt?
It came out cleanly
There was no mess
A gigantic anchor made out of bone
We left it at the side of the pavement and walked on
I could hear you laughing
PALE SAINTS