The second session of TP time went very similar to the previous one of last week. All of us seemed to enjoy our lesson plan last time so we decided to do it again with different examples.
This time, instead of youtube conversations, I used music. I picked a few different styles of music. Rock, Rap, and country. I was careful to pick songs that were not too intense or distracting. This way, I could copy/paste the lyrics and then delete a few. I made sure to delete a few that were easy to understand and then, later on in the songs, delete a few hard lyrics. I know that learning lyrics are difficult in the first place because some words sound very similar, especially when sung, so a lot of thought went into which lyrics made the cut. This went over well. The exposure to different genres of music is always a good thing and both my students really seemed to enjoy the different sounds they were hearing. As always, the lesson seemed to get a bit off topic with the songs. One question of a meaning stems a whole new conversation. I do enjoy teaching this way because I find that my students are genuinely interested because they are asking the questions.
I found it important to tell my students that they can do this on the own as well. Teaching students self-sufficient learning tools is critical to their advancement at home. If they can pick a tune that they find interesting and then attempt to learn the lyrics, they will be interested in learning while they are being entertained. That is a win-win situation.
Until next time,
Matthew
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