TEACHING POEMS WITH THE SUPPORT OF KARAOKE

INNOVATIVE TEACHING MANUAL

NAME OF THE TEACHER : ANANDALAKSHMI S. NAIR

NAME OF THE SCHOOL   :

SUBJECT                              : ENGLISH

UNIT                                     : VI, MIRRORING THE TIMES

SUB-UNIT                            : TELEVISION

ISSUE                                   : LACK OF COHESIVE UNIVERSAL VISION

SUB-ISSUE                          : ISSUE RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL MEDIA

                                                                                                           IN INDIA

TYPE OF LESSON              :TEACHING PRACTICE

CONTENT ANALYSIS

 

     Idea

           "Television" is a caustic satire on the visual media culture which benumbs the young brains and thereby distances them from reading and books. The poet doesn't conceal his outright rage and protest against the idiotic thing. It is an ardent plea for throwing away the television set so that the old custom and culture of reading good books can be restored.

CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES

• The learner reads and analyses poems
• The learner identifies the theme of the poem
• The learner enjoys the genre, poetry
• The learner develops media literacy
• The learner creates an awareness on media and their role in the society

PRE-REQUISITES

• The learner has a knowledge about media
• The learner has seen television programs
• The learner knows the importance of television

LEARNING MATERIALS

• Karaoke
• Charts
• Flash cards

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Course book
• Handbook
• Internet
• Dictionary

PEDAGOGICAL PROCEDURE

                    Before every task, we have a special conversation : a warm-up activity in order to relax and begin functioning in English; teacher review some topics or clarify/introduce others for a short period of time.

                    The teacher invites the learners to listen to a song. She presents the vocal record of the famous number from the movie "Titanic" - 'Every time in my dreams...'.

                     We discuss the type of music, some background information on the Film and song, as well as other possible information that students possess that the teacher did not know about.

                      The teacher tells the learners that now they are going to try some new lyrics for the song they have heard.

                      Teacher introduces the author of the poem and the title of the same and writes them on the C.B.

                      The teacher sings the karaoke song first as many students are not confident enough during the first sessions to start up; once the teacher sings it, students are asked to sing it again sometimes all together and sometimes a sole volunteer might appear. Once we sing the song, we have the activities with the lyrics included; students often asks about unknown words or look them up in the dictionary by themselves. The activities include familiarization of the lyrics and some discussion items about parts of the lyrics.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE METHOD

                     Karaoke is a great tool for any language teacher as it will help students to enjoy and take into mind the lines of various poems in their text. Singing can be a fun activity for that can bring joy and relaxation to a setting that normally has lots of pressure such as some English classes. Learning English Poems can be a great challenge for many students. Most of them consider poems to be more difficult than prose.

                     Karaoke seems to be a promising aid for attracting students, and to achieve the great goal of helping them learn poems while at the same time having a good experience.Songs are tools used in sustaining cultures, religions and even revolutions. That is why I believe in the importance of music and the use of karaoke to improve a skill in my students.