Chant를 통한 초등 영어교육의 효율적 지도방안

An Effective English Teaching Method in the Elementary School through Chant

Standard English often stretches, shortens, blends and drops sounds. It is difficult for beginners, who are not familiar with those subtle features of English to understand standard English. This study discusses an effective English teaching method through chant. The characteristics of Chant English for children are short, rhythmic and repetitive. The basic principles of English rhythmic, stress, and syllabic patterns are explained. A variety of teaching methods are focused on body motions, process-oriented learning, pair-correction, a variety of teaching patterns, student-centered activities, and a teaching direction with a sense for children’s psychological development. Teaching through chant has been performed by body motion, hand-play, finger-play, clapping, singing, dancing, drawing, playing, talking, walking, and the use of realia in the classroom, always keeping time with rhythm and beat. These practical techniques are in accordance with the new patterns of observe/talk, talk/play, listen/draw, play/dance, chant/clap, draw/talk, role-play and pantomime.