Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in Malaysian

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Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry

in Malaysian ESL Classroom

Daniel Koh

Izzatty IzharTee Shu Min


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Songs and poems play an important role in thedevelopment of young children learning asecond language.

A testament to this is the frequency with whichsongs and poems are used in English languageclassroom all over the world.

Songs and poems can help learners improve

their listening skills and pronunciation, and howthey can apply correct moral values in daily life.


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Purposes

Intra and inter personal development

Linguistic development

Aesthetic development Cultural considerations

Language learning potentials

Moral values


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Moral Values

Nowadays , character building was given more

emphasis in schools and at home. Qualitieslike honesty, filial piety, kindness, courage and

others were instilled in students from youngthrough short poems, nursery rhythm andsome songs.

In analyzing the qualities of the characters in

the stories and poems, students also developtheir moral values and emotions as well.


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Poems and songs will contain lots of moral

values to help childrens development in the

social aspect.

Children love to move around actively and

attract to interesting things.

Songs and poems will definitely become the

most suitable tools to teach the children

about moral values indirectly.


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Moral values can be taught in an indirectly

way by using poems and songs.

Persona and poet will express their feelings by

using different kinds of values in their songs

and poems which can reinforce the childrens

moral development since small.


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These personal traits , properly nurtured, help

in a child 's effective and social development

and will shape him into an integrated and well

balanced individual.

Teachers must influence the children with

correct moral values by using the songs and

poems which are more interesting.


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Examples of Moral Values

Family

Friendships

Love Bravery

Honesty

Loyalty Respect


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Moral Values in Different Genres

Ballad-love, respect, family

Epic poem-bravery, loyalty

Narrative poem-friendship, trustworthy Dramatic poem-peaceful attributes,

acceptance

Lullabies-love, family Folk songs-respect, unity, tolerance.


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Activities

Sing aloud

Dramatise the poem or song

Role play Dialogue

Jazz chant

Reader theatre


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Sample of Poem

Strange Meeting by Wilfred Olsen

-It is an epic poem which describes about a war.

-This poem full of values of bravery, courage andadventure

-The persona had been in a terrible war and he

respects his enemies as well during the war.


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Strange Meeting by Wilfred Olsen It seemed that out of battle I escaped

Down some profound dull tunnel, long sincescooped

Through granites which titanic wars had groined.

Yet also there encumbered sleepers groaned,Too fast in thought or death to be bestirred.Then ,as I probed them, one sprang up, andstaredWith piteous recognition in fixed eyes,Lifting distressful hands, as if to bless.

And by his smile, I knew that sullen hall, -By his dead smile I knew we stood in Hell.

With a thousand pains that vision's face wasgrained;Yet no blood reached there from the upperground,And no guns thumped, or down the flues mademoan.

'Strange friend,' I said, 'here is no cause tomourn.''None,' said that other, 'save the undone years,The hopelessness. Whatever hope is yours,Was my life also; I went hunting wildAfter the wildest beauty in the world,Which lies not calm in eyes, or braided hair,But mocks the steady running of the hour,And if it grieves, grieves richlier than here.For by my glee might many men have laughed,And of my weeping something had been left,

Which must die now. I mean the truth untold,The pity of war, the pity war distilled.Now men will go content with what we spoiled,

Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled.They will be swift with swiftness of the tigress.None will break ranks, though nations trek fromprogress.Courage was mine, and I had mystery,Wisdom was mine, and I had mastery:To miss the march of this retreating worldInto vain citadels that are not walled.Then, when much blood had clogged theirchariot-wheels,I would go up and wash them from sweet wells,Even with truths that lie too deep for taint.I would have poured my spirit without stintBut not through wounds; not on the cess of war.Foreheads of men have bled where no woundswere.

I am the enemy you killed, my friend.I knew you in this dark: for so you frownedYesterday through me as you jabbed and killed.I parried; but my hands were loath and cold.Let us sleep now...'


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Courage was mine, and I had mystery,

Wisdom was mine, and I had mastery:To miss the march of this retreating world

Into vain citadels that are not walled.Then, when much blood had clogged theirchariot-wheels.


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The stanza above had shown how the persona

fights for the war.

Values of bravery and courage had been

showed in the poem to let the readers knowhow the persona overcomes his challenges byhis own bravery and courage.

Young learners will be able to be influenced bythe feelings and values of bravery and apply itduring their daily life.


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Samples of Song

Seasons in the sun by Westlife

It is a blue pops song which expressed the

feeling towards the family and friends around

the persona

It had expressed the importance of the family

and friendship as well.


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Goodbye to you my trusted friend

We've known each other since we were nine

or ten

Together we've climbed hills and trees

Learned of love and ABC's

Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees


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Goodbye Papa please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to teach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song

Wonder how I got along


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From the two stanzas above, we can see that

the bond of family and friends in the life of thepersona.

Young learners can able to observe the valuesof the persona from the lyrics of the songs andpractice them in life.

They will able to interact with families andfriends nicely by applying the values of familyand friendship.

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Purposes of Using Songs and Poetry in Malaysian