[NIFL-ESL:8979] Re: English immersion

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Yes, you are right Lorraine.  If you are not enthusiastic about anything,
you cannot expect your students to be.  I love Jazz Chants  and so do my
students!
On Thu, 15 May 2003 10:33:00 -0400 (EDT) Lorraine Gardner
<lad-oh@etop.org> writes:
> Susan,
> 
> Jazz Chants is a book that teaches various English structures using 
> chants. 
> The idea is that students will learn the structures while also 
> learning the 
> rhythm of the English language. I know many teachers swear by Jazz 
> Chants, 
> but I have never been able to force myself to use it! I attended a 
> session 
> at a conference once where the presenters gave a demonstration on 
> how to 
> use Jazz Chants, and I just couldn't get enthused about it. It's 
> just too 
> artificial for me, I guess. And if I can't get enthused about it, 
> there's 
> no way I can try to make my students enthused about it--it just 
> doesn't 
> work for me.
> 
> Lorraine Gardner
> lad-oh@etop.org
> 
> At 10:19 AM 5/15/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >What are jazz chants?
> >Susan
> >
> >
> >>From: "olivia durham" <odurham@integrity.com>
> >>Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8974] Re: English immersion
> >>Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 23:14:52 -0400 (EDT)
> >>
> >>I thought everyone used Jazz Chants!  It's the best way I know to 
> keep a two
> >>hour class awake.
> >>
> >>Olivia  Durham
> >>adjunct Eng. faculty
> >>odurham@boisestate.edu
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <arconn@juno.com>
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> >>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:31 AM
> >>Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8967] Re: English immersion
> >>
> >>
> >> > I am using "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham " and "Take Me 
> Out to
> >> > the Ball Game " successfully in my ESL class.  Rocka my soul , 
> I told
> >> > them is for the rhythm of the song and they have accepted that. 
>  Both
> >> > songs by the way ,  are from "Sing It", a program for adults 
> with work
> >> > sheets that explain some of the poetic license.  Jazz chants, 
> although
> >> > not set to music is also very good for the rhythm of our 
> language.
> >> >
> >> >
> >
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