A Tentative Application of Teaching English Songs in English Phonetics Course

摘要

The present state of English phonetics teaching in China has a lot of problems, although the importance of speech has been more and more widely recognized, however, teachers themselves have their own difficulties, for most of them are not native English speakers, their pronunciations are not so authentic and pure. Therefore, for teachers who engage in English phonetics teaching, it's an obligation for them to settle an appropriate method and find suitable ways in teaching students' English phonetics, such as utilizing English songs as a teaching media for students to learn. On review of the current English phonetics teaching and considering the features of English songs, while by discussing on the connections and previous research achievements between English songs and English phonetics teaching, and by presenting an instance analysis in teaching English Pronunciation and Intonation Course for freshmen of English majors, this essay is devoted to make a brief analysis on the application of teaching English phonetics by means of English songs, with the case study and analyses indicate that the integration of learning to sing English songs and English phonetics teaching could stimulate students' interests, make teachers and students get closer, change the status quo of teacher-oriented teaching into students' self-directed learning, and finally, the mission of improving students' language competences and developing students' independent learning ability are completed.