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Penny Ur endorses FunSongs action songs

(Traduzione in italiano sotto)

The 2023 ETAI international conference for English teachers held in Jerusalem, Israel in July featured some of the world’s leading experts. The best known was Penny Ur, famous worldwide for her coursebooks and practical approach to classroom teaching and management at every level. I had the honour of welcoming Penny Ur to my workhop on using fun songs in the classroom. After the workshop Penny Ur graciously allowed me to quote her:
Normally, I don’t use songs much in the classroom, because I find that students tend to sing along without understanding what they are singing, so the activity doesn’t contribute much to their language learning.  In these songs, the actions that go with the songs ensure that everything is meaningful, so it’s a learning, as well as fun, experience.”

Penny Ur and Charles Goodger at IATEFL


La conferenza internazionale ETAI del 2023 per insegnanti di inglese, tenutasi a Gerusalemme, Israele, a luglio, ha visto la partecipazione di alcuni dei maggiori esperti del settore. Tra di loro spiccava Penny Ur, famosa a livello globale per i suoi libri di testo e il suo approccio pratico all’insegnamento e alla gestione delle classi a ogni livello. Ho avuto l’onore di dare il benvenuto a Penny Ur al mio workshop sull’uso di canzoni divertenti in classe. Dopo il workshop, Penny Ur mi ha gentilmente concesso di citarla:

In genere, non utilizzo molto le canzoni in classe, poiché ho notato che gli studenti tendono a cantare senza capire ciò che stanno cantando, e di conseguenza l’attività non contribuisce molto al loro apprendimento della lingua. Nelle canzoni di questo tipo, l’inclusione di azioni coordinate con la musica assicura che tutto abbia un significato, rendendolo quindi un’esperienza di apprendimento divertente e allo stesso tempo istruttiva.”

Charles Goodger
Charles Goodger
Charles Goodger is a composer, writer and teacher trainer and the founder of FunSongs Education.

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