Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h4FHlmC18180; Thu, 15 May 2003 13:47:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 13:47:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20030515.133310.-448799.1.arconn@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: arconn@juno.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8979] Re: English immersion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 Status: O Content-Length: 2388 Lines: 75 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> > >>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > >>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. > >> > > >> > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > >
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