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1、TheActiveUseofSongsintheEnglishClassroomTopInstituteofInformationandTechnology,shaoxing,Zhejiang312000,ChinaAbstract:Songsinlanguageteachingoffersexcitingpossibilitiestotrainlearners’communicativecompetence.ThisarticleconsidersthevalueofrelatingsongsandEnglishinthelangua
2、geclassroom.Anumberofsuggestionsaremadetoprovidetheteacherwitharangeofteachingdevices.Keywords:activeuse,songs,andEnglishclassroomIntroduction:Fromasciencepointofview,soundsaretherootsofbothsongsandspeech.Ourmelodicapproachisbasedontheevidencethatmusicalityofspeechasanef
3、fectnotonlyonthepronunciationskillsofEFLstudentsbutalsoontheirentirelanguageacquisitionprocess.Usingasongtoanygroupofthelessonimmediatelychanges.Thereisasenseofenergyandanticipation,whichotheractivitiesdonotalwaysgenerate.Inaddition,asDomeneyandHarris(1993:235)pointout.M
4、oretimeandattentiontopopmusicinanEnglishcurriculumwouldincreasestudentmotivationbecauseclassroomactivitieswouldusetheirknowledge,theirmusicandtheirlanguage.DiscussionEnglishactuallybecomesatypeofinter-nationallanguage,andithasbeenamaterialofpoliticsandeconomy.LiLangqing,
5、theChineseformalvicePrimeMinister,oncepointedoutthatIndia'senvironmentforinvestmentisnotasgoodasChina's,butthankstotheIndia'sEnglishlevelisgenerallyhigherthanChina’s,westerncountrieshadbeenincreasingtheinvestmentinIndiarecently,esp.onthedevelopmentofhigh-tech(e.g.develop
6、mentofcomputersoftware).Now,theworldeconomyisdevelopingswiftlyandviolently,Chinaisfacingmorechancesandchallenges.Tomeetthegrowingdemandsofadevelopingeconomy,highereducationhastoimprovedramatically,esp.English.Ofcourse,Englishiscompletelyaforeignlanguage,andChineseculture
7、andEnglishculturebelongtodifferentculturesystems,studentsshouldovercomedoublebarriers-languageandculture,whentheylearnEnglish.Wecanimaginethedifficulties.Inthelightofmyownexperienceasalearnerandteacher,IseealltheseapproachesandothersareaimingatintegratingtraditionalEngli
8、shteaching,whichusedtobedealtwithinasatisfactorywayandresultininhibitioninearning,withmeaningfulcommuni
