If you have ideas you would like to share, send them via email. Thanks to my colleages in the New York City public school system and around the world whose willingness to share ideas gave me the inspiration to start this project. Back to One World Main Index You can save this page now for future reference. There are so many and they are so helpful when learning a second language. One that really helps students is using songs, and not as supplemental materials, but as the primary text.
Many students find the beginning level texts to be childish, non-motivating and boring.
Students at this level generally strive to gain as much communicative competence as they can, while at the same time learning basic reading and writing skills. The master tape should contain all the songs that the students will study during the term. While this is time-consuming, it is well worth the investment as the students will have access to the music and listen to the songs over and over. Thus, they will memorize the language and gain a great deal of communicative competence. Moreover, if a teacher records the various styles of American music, this can be a great introduction to American culture.