Enlighten English, sing out loud

Author: Beijing Hongda Ethernet Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Beijing Youth Audio-Visual Publishing House
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Features: All VCD teaching materials feature American English pronunciation and live performances! Designed for primary-level learners from non-English-speaking countries, this is a foundational textbook to help children develop basic listening and speaking skills in English! The benefits of learning language through songs are numerous: Almost every linguist agrees that music can spark interest in learning and that songs encourage students to practice more oral language. Teaching non-native songs in the classroom creates a less competitive learning atmosphere while being more authentic than other language learning activities. A unique singing sentence learning method: Unlike traditional singing games for learning English, the design theory of this textbook involves specially composing English dialogue content into songs. First, students practice the dialogue, then learn to sing a song with the same content, which enhances their understanding of syntax and vocabulary and accelerates their ability to express English. The catchy songs, combined with engaging visuals, allow students to master the related English dialogues after singing them just a few times, making them easy to remember. A highly effective, native-like foreign language learning approach: Through drama and role-playing, learners experience real-life scenarios, creating a "native-like" learning effect and avoiding the inappropriate teaching methods of the past that relied on "analytical" approaches to teach English. In this textbook, one teacher and four children perform with authentic American English pronunciation and lively expressions, enabling learners to immediately immerse themselves in an English environment and naturally and fluently apply it in daily life, effectively using English (American English) for communication.