New Ways in Teaching with Music - Paperback

by Jean L. Arnold (Editor), Emily Herrick (Editor)

New Ways in Teaching with Music shows how music can be incorporated into your lessons as a way to decrease anxiety, increase motivation and retention, and invigorate both students and teachers.

This collection of adaptable lessons that use music as a catalyst for effective, engaging, and enjoyable language learning includes 101 activities for students of all skill levels and a companion website with online resources. The lessons are broken down by topic, including:

• Reading


• Writing


• Listening


• Speaking


• Grammar


• Vocabulary


• Cultural Exploration


• Integrated Skills

This title also includes a companion website with online resources.

Author Biography

Jean L. Arnold earned an MA in Linguistics. She has taught ESOL and ESOL methodology in Spain, the US, China, Vietnam, Canada and New Zealand. Jean teaches at Victoria University of Wellington.

Emily Herrick has taught ESL for nearly 25 years and has been listening to music for even longer. She holds MAs in TESL and History, and has taught in Arizona, Costa Rica, and the Philippines. She currently teaches at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.