TOPIC 3: Pedagogical Principles of Teaching Songs and Poetry to Young Learners

TOPIC 3: Pedagogical Principles of Teaching Songs and Poetry to Young Learners

1. Pedagogy: the art of teaching

2. Principles: ideas, truths or beliefs used as a base for reasoning or action.

3. Pedagogy Principles = a rich set of practical, instructional experiences and can be used to deal with new practical problems.

4. Pedagogical Principles of KSSR Language Arts

   • back to basics
   • learning is fun, meaningful and purposeful
   • teaching is learner-centered
   • integration of ICT
   • character-building
   • assessment for learning

5. Culture

   • Get to know parts of a foreign culture.
   • We are living in multi-cultural country.
   • Children curious about everything new.
   • Natural, real and make sense to the child.
   • Active discovery and construction of meaning and lead to the use of language as a vehicle.
   • Feel closer to the foreign language and its language.

6. Content

   • Based on the syllabus.
   • Consider the status of the vocabulary in the lesson.
   • Make sure the meaning is clear.
   • Encourage children to notice the form.
   • Provide a variety of opportunities for recognizing, practicing, and using the songs and poems.

7. Interest

   • Extend and develop pupils' skills according to their personal interests and abilities.
   • Need to have the motivation, develop imagination, stimulate curiosity, draw on personal experience, encourage participation and create a desire to continue learning.

8. Values

   • Relate learning to personal experiences
   • Make connections between their understanding of lesson themes and their own personal experiences.
   • Promotes 'ownership' of learning.
   • Inculcate good moral values indirectly through poems and songs.

9. Age

   • Appropriate for the age group and the level of the language.
   • Too complicated and difficult stories may have discouraging affects on children.
   • Use simple words and materials that are easy to explain about.
   • Needs to be related to their lives and fantasy as children in their ages have their own imagination.

10. Resources

    • Include different poets, genres, topics and themes.
    • Cover multiple time periods (historical, past, present, future)
    • Include literature with a collection of unforgettable characters.

11. Proficiency Level

    • Use speech appropriate to children's proficiency level
    • Make it comprehensible.
    • Simplifying the sentence you use, using repetition and speaking at a slower pace.