Prepared by:• Amirah Batrisyia Hamdan• Farah Athirah Hasan Rijal• Hanis Wardah Parjan• Nurul Adibah Zulkefli• Siti Hawa Zainoddin

TUTORIAL WEEK 4

Read and source materials on the pedagogical principles of teaching

songs and poetry in the primary ESL classroom.

Select any song and poem suitable for young learners. Evaluate and explain the suitability of the song and poem

with regards to the pedagogical principles.

My sister thinks she's Santa Claus.

It's really kind of cute.She likes to shout out

"Ho, Ho, Ho!"and wears a bright red

suit.

She carries lots of toys around

inside a great big sackand keeps her eight pet

reindeerswith her sleigh out in

the back.

She even has a workshop

where she makes a lot of noise

directing all the elves who help

by making brand new toys.

Then once a year, on Christmas Eve,

she flies off in her sleigh

delivering her gifts around the world

for Christmas Day.

She'd make a perfect Santa

which is why it's just too bad

my sister can't be Santa Claus;

see, Santa is our dad.

My Sister Thinks She's Santa Claus

Kenn Nesbitt

PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING SONGS AND POETRY TO

YOUNG LEARNERS

• Culture • Content• Interest• Values• Age

• Resources • Proficiency level

CULTURE

• Learning this poem pupils get to know parts of a foreign culture - Christmas Eve

• It will satisfy children’s natural curiosity about other culture.

• Pupils will feel closer and familiar to the foreign culture (Christmas Eve).

Examples My sister thinks she's

Santa Claus.It's really kind of cute.She likes to shout out

"Ho, Ho, Ho!"and wears a bright

red suit.

directing all the elves who helpby making brand

new toys.

Then once a year, on Christmas Eve,she flies off in her

sleighdelivering her gifts around the worldfor Christmas Day.

CONTENT Status of the

vocabulary in the lesson

Meaning is clear

Encourage children to notice

the form

Sensitivity Does not touch the sensitivity of other

culture.

Pupils may look at the different form of poem

such as free verse, blank verse and etc.

The vocabulary used in the poem are suitable with the students’ level.

It has direct meaning and does not

complicate pupil’s thinking.Examples:

• Gifts• Toys

• Suitability of content – refer to DS

• Pupils have some prior knowledge of what they are learning.

• The poem will make the students experience the ‘here-and-now literature’ would help students understand that literature is neither useless nor faraway, and that literature is part of our life.

INTEREST • This poem will create opportunities for

children – extend and develop their skills according to their personal interest and abilities.

• The poem needs to have motivation, develop imagination, stimulate curiosity, draw on personal experience, encourage participation and create a desire to continue learning.

Example

• She carries lots of toys aroundinside a great big sackand keeps her eight pet reindeerswith her sleigh out in the back.

- Most children have toys and have interest towards pets.

VALUES

Relate to personal

experience

Make connections (lesson themes +

experience)

Promotes sense of belonging in learning

Model the behaviour

learnt

Adapt and adopt

Example

• Sisterhood – Treating other siblings in a pleasant way to make them happy.

“My sister thinks she's Santa Claus. It's really kind of cute” (Stanza 1,line 1-2)“She'd make a perfect Santa” (Stanza 4,line 1)

Appropriate for the age group

Level of the language

Use materials to explain in simple words

Related to their lives and fantasy - imagination

AGE

RESOURCES

Include variety

(different poets,

genres, topics and themes)

Cover multiple periods

(historical past, present and future)

Include collection of

unforgettable characters

Teacher can select their

own collection of literature

materials (can be found in

the text book or you can

make different by choosing the materials

from other colleague).

PROFICIENCY LEVEL• The language used in the poem is appropriate

to children’s proficiency level

• They must also use speech appropriate to their proficiency level, includes simplifying the sentences, repetition and speaking at slower pace

• Make the poem comprehensible

CONCLUSION

An important characteristic of pedagogical principles is that they are pure, pristine, and packed with pedagogical power. With their

generic nature, they can be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.

Thank You