ArousingStudents’learningInterestThroughEnglishSongsProblemidentificationBeforeidentifyingmyproblem,Ihavetraveledthreesteps.(1)InmyEnglishteachingexperience,Imetmanyproblems.ButIdecidedonaparticularproblemthatfrustratedmeforalongtimetoworkon.Thisproblemisthatsomeofmystudentsaren’tinterestedinlearningEnglish.(2)AccordingtoPracticalProjectDesign,thereareeightquestionstobeconsidered.Consideringthesequestions,myproblemissuitabletoberesearched.Ihaveworkedwithmysupervisorandhewasagreedwithme.Inordertosolvemyproblemsmoothly,Iworkedoutatimetableofthisproject.(3)Inmypracticaldesign,Iwilldosomeproblemanalysis.AfterfamiliarizingmyselfwithsixmethodsofscientificinvestigationandunderstandhowWingLingdidherproblemanalysis.Iseethatitissuitableformetousethemethodsanalyticmethods.Socraticdialogue,causeanalysis,andquestionnairetoanalyzemyproblem.1.ProjectobjectiveArousemystudents’interestthroughEnglishsongs.2.ProjecthypothesisItishypothesizedthatlearners’interestisarousedbyEnglishsongs.3.ProjectrationaleAftersomereadingandthinking.Ihaveworkedoutfourreasonsonwhichmyprojectwillbebased.Theyareasfollow:(1)TheroleofEnglishsongsinclassandpurpose----IwouldliketogiveEnglishsongsthepurposeofarousingEnglishsongs.WeshouldalsoseethatEnglishsongsalwayshavenotbeenevaluatedbytheteacherallthetime.(2)Theroleofthestudents----IwouldlikethestudentstofeelthatlearningEnglishisalongway.TheyshouldcometorealizethatitisverynecessaryandimportanttoenhancetheirinterestespeciallybysingingEnglishsongs.1(3)Theroleoftheteacher----studentsshouldrealizethattheteacherhasmanyrulesintheclassroom,notjustthatofevaluator.Iwouldliketodemonstratethesedifferentrolessothatstudentsmayrealizewhentheirteachertakesonlyaminorhelpingrole.Iwouldlikestudentstogetusedtobeingresponsiblefortheirownlearningandnotdependontheteacherallthetime.(4)Thetypeofclassroomtasksused----Ithinkalloftheabovecanbedealtwithbyusingappropriatetasksinthelesson.IfstudentsliketosingEnglishsongsIhavedesignedindeed,thenIfeeltheycanbeshownthevalueofarousingstudents’interestintheseEnglishsongs.Well,thenextthinkingIneedtodoisdesign,onthebasicoftheprojectrationaleabove,someoralactivitiesthatcanprovemyprojectmyprojecthypothesis.Imustfulfillonecondition,thatis,Englishsongsmustbebetterdesignedthantheexistingones.IbelievethattheproblemwiththeexistingEnglishisthatstudentshavenorealinterestinlearningEnglishwhentheyaresingingthesesongs.Somynewactivitiesshouldhavearealattractivemeaning,sothatthestudentshavearealinteresttodoit.Tosummarize,inmyproject,Idecidetoarousemystudents’interestinthreeways.Iwouldfirstdesignvariousactivitiesandthenaskthemtodo,incooperatingEnglishsongs.Next,Iwouldaskstudentstotellmewhichactivitytheydolikebest.Andlastly,IwouldchoosesomepracticalactivitiestocarryoutmyEnglishsongs’teachinganddesignrelevantremedialexercises.Basedontherationale,I’mgoingtousetheGoforit!Students’BookGradeNineasthematerial.Sinceitisalargeclass,Imustpaymoreattentiontothefollowingfactorswhiledesigningtheactivities:a)Giveclearinstruction;b)EncouragetheclasstouseEnglish;c)Controlthenoise;d)Monitorthestudents’practice;e)Usevarioustypesofactivities,especiallyEnglishsongstoarousetheSs’interest.Ihavedesignedfouractivitiestobetiredouttoprovemyhypothesisinfour2weeks.4.Oralactivitiesdesign:Week1.Activity1.PepjuniorEnglishStudents’3.Unit1.Howdoyoustudyforatest?SectionA.1a,1b,1c,2a,2b,2...
