English at your finger tips

How many times have we had the lyrics of a song in our head for days? or how many times have we heard our mother telling us "If you knew (the multiples of 8) as you know the songs" There is no doubt that songs, through their rhythm and musicality, contribute to the learning and memorization of linguistic structures. So why note taking advantage of this when we want to acquire a new language? Singing is great for learning the rhythm of a language. It helps us learn how words are linked together in connected speech. Singing along can be challenging, even for native speakers. So help your students with these easy steps: Find the song lyrics online, or find a music video with subtitles.              For example, Sing and Learn , Super Simple Songs ,  The singing Walrus and   PINKFONG  are great for younger children.  Read the song lyrics out loud. Look up any unknown words in a dictionary. L...

Visual aids can be defined in two ways: as a picture or a diagram you show learners to help their understanding, or in a broader sense as anything you show learners in a classroom to do this. The use of visual aids such as pictures, posters, postcards, word calendars, realia, charts, graphic organizers, picture books, television, videos from iTunes, and computers can help Young Learners easily understand and realize the main points that they have learned in the classroom. For each visual aid, Young learners have different responses and expressions even because of their different educational and cultural background. Using visual aids can help learners understand the deep meaning of a topic and realize similarities and differences between each topic. As teachers we should face the fact that our students expect their English lesson to be ‘visual’ because language they experience outside the classroom is strictly connected with images, colors and sounds. They possess all impor...