Bondaygee Arts & Therapy Center
Creative Soul Arts by James Purdie
Hello again. I just wanted to share with you one of my favorite ESL teaching secrets. This is how I taught my own children as they were growing up in Korea! (Yes even their first language was Korean and to a lesser extent English, since they spent the majority of their days in Kindergarten or with their Korean Aunties and cousins).
As you know, music is one of my big secrets for teaching. Music is great for all kinds of teaching really, but it works amazingly with ESL learners. I just wrote an article about my favorite Musical Movies for ESL Learning, however, for younger children there are some different recommendations. By younger kids, I mean any age before 9 years old. Several recommendations from the “Musical Movies For ESL Learning” article are great too. But there are definitely several more that fit better with younger children.
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This is a fun and free musical ESL System I created back in Korea over ten years of teaching English and learning Korean Language and Culture. It’s a great way to study either English or Korean. The idea is you memorize a list of the most commonly used English/Korean words by singing them. In short time you can memorize all the words and each time you practice the song you will improve your pronunciation. Because you’re studying music, the songs leave deep, unforgettable impressions in your mind, heart and soul. I still remember all the songs and I made them 10 years ago. Check it out and see some of the student/school case study stories. I’ve used this system in public schools with awesome success! Here’s the link: System.bondaygee.com