Alice 寫道:
Just want to share with you what I did with my students today. I played two songs to my Form 2 and Form 4 classes respectively. The songs are Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and Raye Collin's "Love, Me". The reason why I chose these songs was that the lyrics contain a number of grammar items I have covered with my students in class.

I didn't expect my students to be too excited about the songs, but I just tried playing the songs to let them learn in a relaxing way. I gave them the lyrics, and then played the songs. The students were exceptionally attentive today. They listened to the songs carefully. Some of them even tried to sing, although most of them had never heard of the songs before. Some of them had heard of "Tears in Heaven", but not "Love, Me". When I explained the lyrics and the story to them, most of them were really interested.

Before I left the classroom, I mentioned the Folk Club I have been working on, even though the songs I played are not folk songs. Although there wasn't an enthusiastic response, a few students nodded their heads, and asked me about the details of the gatherings, such as date, time, location etc. After the lessons, some students came up to the teacher's desk and told me that they would like to join. These two songs have brought around 10 new members to my Folk Club, and I'm really pleased to see that.

In fact, I'm sure that there are always students who like folk songs and I can always invite new members to my club. However, I'm not too confident to make them stay, give them a sense of belonging and make them enjoy singing folk songs. But with all of your encouragement and support, I will try my best to overcome the obstacles ahead.