Download - pedagogical principle
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