Song and Music

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Song and Music by Mind Map: Song and Music

1. Advantages

1.1. Make learners more receptive to learning

1.2. Low the "Affective Filter" (Krashen Concept)

1.3. Songs are cultural artefacts

1.4. Repetitiveness of songs make them a vehicle for acquiring language

2. Song & Culture

2.1. Songs are product of culture

2.2. Representation of culture

2.3. Can influence culture

2.4. World Culture:

3. Tasks

3.1. Use feelings, experiences and thoughts stimulated by songs as primary material for learning

3.2. Communicative Purpose

3.2.1. Engaging

3.2.1.1. Task 1

3.2.1.2. Task 2

3.2.1.3. Task 3

3.2.1.4. Task 4

3.2.1.5. Task 5

3.2.1.6. Task 6

3.2.1.7. Task 8

3.2.1.8. Task 9

3.2.1.9. Task 11

3.2.1.10. Task 13

3.2.2. Provocative

3.2.2.1. Task 7

3.2.2.2. Task 12

3.3. Discourse Type

3.3.1. Pop Music Video

3.3.1.1. Task 13

3.3.2. Sound Effects

3.3.2.1. Task 12

3.3.3. Music

3.3.3.1. Task 11

3.3.4. Songs with a storyline

3.3.4.1. Task 10

3.3.5. Songs Theme

3.3.5.1. Task 9

3.3.6. Song Traditional

3.3.6.1. Task 8

3.3.7. Song Children's/ballad

3.3.7.1. Task 7

3.3.8. Song Music Evocative

3.3.8.1. Task 6

3.3.8.2. Task 5

3.3.9. Songs Generals

3.3.9.1. Task 1

3.3.9.2. Task 2

3.3.9.3. Task 3

3.3.9.4. Task 4

3.4. Authentic Task Typology

3.4.1. Response/Reaction

3.4.1.1. Task 1

3.4.1.2. Task 2

3.4.1.3. Task 4

3.4.1.4. Task 7

3.4.1.5. Task 11

3.4.1.6. Task 12

3.4.2. Transference

3.4.2.1. Task 3

3.4.2.2. Task 6

3.4.3. Extension

3.4.3.1. Task 5

3.4.4. Inferencing

3.4.4.1. Task 8

3.4.4.2. Task 9

3.4.5. Analysis

3.4.5.1. Task 13

4. Principles of Using Songs for L2 Learning

4.1. Exploit Songs are cultural artefacts

4.2. Exploit the innate predisposiction for kinking music, rhytim and language

4.3. Exploit the power of auditory over other senses

4.4. Exploit the emotive strenght of songs

4.5. Use song as a stimuli for Language output

4.6. Use the learners favorite songs

4.7. Apply TPR and NLP principles

5. Aims

5.1. Compare visual and aural input

5.2. Interpreting non-linguistic prompts

5.3. Creative reaction to musical input

5.4. Explore universal theme through songs

5.5. Extrapole socio-cultural-historical info from a song

5.6. Kinaesthetic engagement with songs

5.7. Apply song to another cultural product

5.8. Encourage visualization of aural input

5.9. Elicit 'gut reactions' to a song

5.10. Exploit personal involvement with a song

5.11. Engage with a song via its melody

5.12. Recreate song lyrics