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  • Pop songs as secondary supports in paragraph development
    Sokolov, Cvetka
    The method presented in the article demonstrates a way of teaching students how to develop body paragraphs well by helping them to understand and remember the basic characteristics of effective ... secondary supports: pop songs illustrate clearly that good examples/secondary supports are relevant, specific, lively, and memorable. Apart from focusing on writing skills, such an approach to teaching paragraph structure and development enhances other important skills as well: it requires from students to consider the content and message of lyrics in depth, which contributes not only to their reading and interpretation skills but also to their critical thinking skills. A paragraph developed in such a way can thus serve as a solid basis for a follow-up discussion, too. The approach to teaching writing exploits many benefits of using music and song in class: it is authentic, it creates a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, involves students in the lesson emotionally, unifies the group and increases motivation. Learning paragraph development in such a way is simply fun.
    Vir: IATEFL Slovenia newsletter. - ISSN 1855-6833 (Vol. 15, no. 65, Autumn 2015, str. 16-22)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2015
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 58998882

vir: IATEFL Slovenia newsletter. - ISSN 1855-6833 (Vol. 15, no. 65, Autumn 2015, str. 16-22)

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