Post on 31-Jul-2020
MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE IN ENGLISH CLASSES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS THROUGH SONGS
Nury Supriyanti
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Educating children covers the
maintenance of discipline in
schools and among the children.
The ultimate goal of child discipline :
to foster sound judgment and morals
through which the children can learn,
develop and maintain self discipline for
the rest of their lives.
English classes for children are good
places to develop children‟s discipline
because learning language may also
mean learning what the language brings
with it.
Reasons for using songs and
chants
(Brewster: 2001)
A LINGUISTIC RESOURCE
New language introduced,
Structure and vocabulary reinforced and recycled
Familiar language presented in new and exciting
form in rich, imaginative context
lots of natural and enjoyable repetition provided
skills developed in an integrated way
skills developed in an integrated way
all aspects of pronunciation improved
A PSYCHOLOGICAL RESOURCE
Fun and motivating, help develop positive attitude
toward the target language
Non threatening especially for inhibited and shy
children ( feeling secure when singing in group or
in class)
A feeling of achievement developed
Confidence in learning built
An act of „showing off”
A COGNITIVE RESOURCE
Concentration, memory and coordination developed
Children sensitized to rhyming as an aid to meaning
Ability to predict what comes next through repetition
The actions or gestures accompanied help reinforce
meaning.
Children‟s high level of energy given positive outlet
The pace and the atmosphere of learning changed
A CULTURAL RESOURCE
Authentic and contributing to the cultural component
in a language program
Enabling children to compare their culture (notice the
rhyme “ Baa baa black sheep” and “ bebek adus
kali”)
A SOCIAL RESOURCE
Singing and chanting together is a social shared
experience and help to develop a class and group
identity
Songs can be used for performances or shows which
an effective drive for learning
HOW TO USE SONGS IN TEACHING AND
LEARNING FOR MAINTAINING
DISCIPLINES IN ENGLISH LESSONS FOR
YOUNG LEARNERS
Classroom management which is child
friendly can be designed by integrating
songs, rhymes and chants in some or even
all and every single step of the classroom
management.
Routines and patterns which are encouraged
by experts are exploited to introduce the
discipline or the rules to the children
TO CREATE CHILD FRIENDLY
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
To line up the children in entering the class
Let’s go in, let’s go in, let’s go in
to make the children sit before
class begins
Sit down, sit down
you’re rocking a boat
Sit down, sit down
you’re rocking a boat
to greet the children
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Good morning dear children
Good morning to you
to get prepared for an opening
prayer
Rolling rolling up up
Rolling rolling down down
Rolling rolling up up
Rolling rolling in
to practice a long greeting
Teacher : Hi, How are you?
A child : I’m fine
Teacher : Hi, How are you?
A child : I’m fine, how are you?
Teacher : I’m fine, I’m fine. Thank
you
to check attendance
Teacher : Where is Doni?
Teacher : Where is Doni?
Doni : Here I am, here I am.
Teacher : How are you this morning?
Teacher : How are you this morning?
Doni : Well and fine. Well and fine.
to check attendance
I’m table number one, number one,
number one
I’m table number one
Where is number two?
to give instruction
Follow me, follow me, hands up, hands up
Follow me, follow me, hands down, hands down
Follow me, follow me, hands up hands up,
Follow me, follow me, turn around
CLOSING
There are more songs and chants for more
activities
Resources are unlimited so what we need is
creativity
Enjoy your class and your children‟s smiles
THANK YOU