%0 Journal Article
%T Using Songs to Encourage Sixth Graders to Develop English Speaking Skills
%A Duarte Romero M車nica
%A Tinjac芍 Bernal Luz Mery
%A Carrero Olivares Maril迆
%J Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
%D 2012
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X This article contains the procedures and findings of an investigation carried out by a team of teachers with the purpose of motivating students to speak English. We observed students＊ lack confidence to talk and that they had little motivation toward learning English. Thus, we used songs as a main resource in conjunction with different kind of activities thus giving students the opportunity to learn in a fun way during their first years of learning a foreign language. As a result of this research project, we found that learners could pronounce many words freely and accurately in a non-threatening environment. Students acquired new vocabulary and, the most important aspect, they were motivated to learn English.   Este art赤culo presenta los procedimientos y resultados de una investigaci車n realizada por un grupo de maestras, cuyo prop車sito era motivar a estudiantes de grado sexto a hablar en ingl谷s. Observamos en los estudiantes inseguridad para hablar y poca motivaci車n para aprender ingl谷s. Por ello, optamos por usar canciones para articularlas a diferentes tipos de actividades, con el fin de darles a los estudiantes la oportunidad de aprender de manera divertida en sus primeros a os de aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera. Con este proyecto de investigaci車n logramos que los estudiantes pudieran pronunciar muchas palabras libre y correctamente en un ambiente de aprendizaje armonioso. Los estudiantes adquirieron vocabulario nuevo y, lo m芍s importante, se motivaron a aprender ingl谷s.
%K Promoting confidence
%K speaking skills
%K using songs.
%U http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/29053