Teaching English using Jazz Chants

How to use Jazz Chants in the classroom

You can use these jazz chants in a variety of fun ways. You can practice stress and rhythm with your class, to help your students sound more natural when they speak English. Also, because each jazz chant focuses on different vocabulary and grammar, you can also use them to review important words and structures! Here are some ideas on how to use these jazz chants with your class.

Practice stress and rhythm

Choose a jazz chant you want to use and make one copy of the chant for every pair of students in your class.
Play the recording for the first time just for fun.
Give each student a copy of the recording script, and play the recording again as they listen and read at the same time.
Put students into pairs and have them put a small circle above each word that is stressed. Check their answers, then play the recording again as they listen and check.
Finally, play the recording one more time and have students sing along.

Review vocabulary

Check the vocabulary focus for each jazz chant and choose one you want to review.  Make one copy of the Recording script for every two students in your class.
Write the vocabulary focus on the board and put students into pairs to make a list of as many associated words as they can.
Play the recording and have students note all the words they hear that are associated with the vocabulary focus.
Give each student a copy of the Recording script, and play the recording again as they listen and read at the same time. Tell them to underline all the target words.
Finally, play the recording one more time and have students sing along.

Review grammar

Check the grammar focus for each jazz chant and choose one you want to review.  Make one copy of the Recording script for every two students in your class.
Write the grammar focus on the board and put students into pairs to make a few example sentences using the grammar.
Play the recording and have students note how many times they hear the target grammar.
Give each student a copy of the Recording script, and play the recording again as they listen and read at the same time. Tell them to underline each example of the target grammar.
Finally, play the recording one more time and have students sing along.

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ACTIVITY AS TEACHER TRAINER AT TANJUNG PINANG

From April 2nd - 8th, 2013. Jepara English Teacher had an interesting opportunity to be an English Teacher Trainer at Tanjung Pinang, Kepulauan Riau Province. This is the second opportunity as Teacher Trainer outside Central Java province, after Jepara English Teacher's experience as Teacher Trainer at Pangkal Pinang Bangka Belitung Province in September 22nd, 2012. This time is very special because Jepara English Teacher met many professional and very eager English Teachers.

On this training, Jepara English Teacher shared our knowledge and idea on teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Jepara English Teacher and the participants also discussed on how to create teaching aid (alat bantu pembelajaran) from very conventional and traditional one into IT Based teaching aid.

Jepara English Teacher would like to say his best gratitude to all participants for their cooperation.

Here are the picture of our activity. 

YOGYAKARTA ENGLISH TEACHER ASSOCIATION (JETA) CONFERENCE 2013

Dear Teachers and Lecturers, The 10th National JETA Conference and Workshop is going to be held in Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University of Yogyakarta on June 19 & 20. 2013. Please read the leaflet below for more detail. It would be better if you open and print the leaflet. We are waiting for your paper and participation
Hurry up and sign up for the conference.
Check out at JETA Website.

60th TEFLIN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Dear English Teachers. The 60th TEFLIN International Conference is coming this year. It will be held in 27 - 29 August 2013 at Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia. The theme of this conference is Achieving International Standards in Teacher Education.
Hurry up and sign up for the conference.
Check out at TEFLIN Website.

Trace Effects 3D Game online

Trace Effects is 3D immersive, interactive adventure Game Online for learning English. This game is published and produced by US Department of State. It can be used as a supplementary tool to support learning objectives and engage students in communicative language practice and production and more. This online game is going be announced by the end of 2012.


The game trace effect is made by the “U.S department of state” and it was made to teach English to students all around the world. The concept of trying to teach students by letting them play a game is in my opinion great. In the modern society we live in we need to think outside the box and thing new. Sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher is not thinking outside the box. Listening to a teacher is something we have done in years so I really want to give some credits to the U.S department of state for being creative. The only problem that I faced was playing the game. The game itself did actually have a good concept/story, but the play style, graphics and the English used in the game isn’t really good. From my own experience I would say that I learn much more English from games like Farcry, Skyrim and pretty much all other online games because these types of games are fun to play.

The English used in the game is also too easy for the age group 12-16 which is the age the game is made for. Trace effect is just about running around trying to find different objects/persons which I personally don’t find any interest in. So my conclusion of the game is that it might  work out as a English teaching program for little kids at the age of 6-10 and not for the age 12-16. One thing people should not forget is that gaming can be very fun and teach full as long as it is interesting to play. The loading screen also took quite some time to get by which would probably mislead other people or make them bored, which equals to them clicking away from website.

Here is the link to the website:
– http://americanenglish.state.gov/trace-effects


Keep in touch with this game through following this link.

The 59 TEFLIN International Conference

Hi there.

TEFLIN Conference is going to be held at Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya. The theme on this conference is English Language Learning and Teaching in the Digitization Era .
Hurry up! Join the conference!

Here is the link and TEFLIN link

Peta Materi 2011/2012

PETA MATERI
BAHASA INGRIS SMA SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN
PELAJARAN 2011/2012

 

GRADE	MATERI
X	Genre -  Narrative * -  Descriptive * -  News Item
	Language Function (Expression) -  Gratitude * -  Complementing * -  Congratulating * -  Surprise * -  Disbelief -  invitation -  offering something
	Short Functional Text -  Announcement * -  Advertisement * -  Invitation Card
	Grmmar (additional) -  Noun phrase * -  Direct/indirect * -  Past tense * -  Passive (present and past only) -
XI IPA - IPS	Genre -  Narrative * -  Spoof (not available on mid and semester test, it is allowed on daily test) (it is being replaced with analytical exposition)* -  Hortatory Exposition
	Language Function (Expression) -  Showing attitudes toward something * (agree, disagree, like, dislike) -  Love * -  Sadness * -  Embarrassment * -  Anger -  Annoyance
	Short Functional Text -  Banner * -  Poster * -  Pamphlet -  Application letter
	Grmmar (additional) -  Conditional sentence 1 &2 * -  Conjunction * -  Past continuous -  Noun clause
XI Language Program	The material of Language class is same with XI IPA – IPS and the following topic: -  Song -  Poem
XII IPA – IPS - Language	-  Based on SKL 2012
	Grammar -  Passive voice -  Conditional sentence 1,2 ,3 -  Causative -  Subjunctive -  Direct/indirect

 

That’s all folks

WORKSHOP PTK WITH Drs. M. Syafe'i, M.Pd.

On tuesday, february 21st 2012, Jepara English Teachers Association held a workshop on PTK (Classroom Action Research) with Mr. Drs. M. Syafe'i, M.Pd. (lecturer of Muria Kudus University).
The conclusion of this workshop is that teachers should be ready to be a researcher and motivate themselves to do research if they want to be promoted.

Here are the pictures of our activity

and the files can be downloaded here

Pembagian Materi Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Semester 1

PETA MATERI BAHASA INGRIS SMA SEMESTER GASAL

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2011/2012

 

GRADE	MATERI
X	Genre -  Recount -  Narrative -  Procedure
	Language Function (Expression) -  Introduction -  Greeting and leave taking/parting -  Invitation -  Promise -  Sympathy -  Attention -  Happiness -  Instruction
	Short Functional Text -  Announcement -  Invitation Card -  Advertisement
	Grmmar (additional) -  Present tense -  Past tense -  Past continuous -  Noun phrase
XI IPA - IPS	Genre -  Report -  Narrative -  Analytical Exposition
	Language Function (Expression) -  Opinion -  Satisfaction / Dissatisfaction -  Advice / Suggestion -  Warning -  Relief -  Pain -  Pleasure / Displeasure -  Granting Request
	Short Functional Text -  Banner -  Brochure -  Poster -  Advertisement
	Grmmar (additional) -  Present tense -  Past tense -  Past continuous -  Passive Voice -  Adjective Clause
XI Language Program	The material of Language class is same with XI IPA – IPS and the following topic: -  CCU -  Master of Ceremony -  Poetry -  Song
XII IPA - IPS	Genre -  Narrative -  Explanation -  Discussion
	Language Function (Expression) -  Blame -  Accuse -  Admit mistake -  Promise -  Advice / Suggestion -  Complaint -  Possibility / Impossibility -  Curiosity -  Intention -  Asking for Information
	Short Functional Text -  Announcement -  Advertisement -  Application Letter
	Grmmar (additional) -  Conditional Sentence Type II and III -  Causative -  Subjunctive -  Reported Speech -  Passive Voice -  Conjunction
XII Language Program	The material of Language class is same with XII IPA – IPS and the following topic: -  Public Speaking -  Poem -  Song

File kegiatan pemberdayaan MGMP 2011

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Reflective teaching: Exploring our own classroom practice

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