2.1 Music
Nothing can be as effective as music in children’s language
class. It has been already mentioned that when children do not
pay attention to boring instructions in a language class as they
are unaware of the significance of learning a language they
learn a language very naturally if they enjoy what they are
doing in the class. It has been said that children have a natural
taste for music and because of that English language teachers
around the world use such enjoyable and supportive means for
children to improve language learning and acquisition. (Cakir,
http://iteslj.org/, 1999)
Music being a source of motivation, interest and enjoyment, it
is much easier for children to imitate and remember language
than words which are just 'spoken'. Again, a song or a chant
can be used very effectively to teach children the sounds and
rhythm of the language and to reinforce structures and
vocabulary. Moreover songs contain words and expressions of
high frequency and offer repetition. (Cakir, http://iteslj.org/,
1999)
The stress and intonation pattern of the spoken language can be
taught through music. Probably this is the reason why Carolyn
Graham, a renowned author and teacher trainer at Harvard
University, designed Jazz Chants to teach the natural rhythm,
stress and intonation patterns of conversational American
English. However, Graham is not the only language teacher to
be aware of the fact that music can be a wonderful medium for
natural language acquisition. Language teachers in Turkey, too,
have been using English language songs to help children pick
up their English through enjoyable activities