This project uses melodies from nursery rhymes and folk songs from different countries to teach foreign languages. Participating countries will put simple phrases to melodies to create songs for children in other countries to learn. A C.D and songbook of the songs will be created and uploaded to a website to be accessed by schools.

• Subjects: Foreign Languages, Music, Primary School Subjects
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 4 - 11
• Tools to be used: e-mail, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Web publishing
• Aims: The aims of the project are: To create a series of songs to teach foreign languages to children from different countries. To... read moreThe aims of the project are: To create a series of songs to teach foreign languages to children from different countries. To create a C.D and songbook of songs that can be accessed easily on the internet. To create a series of songs for younger and older children from the Primary age-range. hide
• Work process: The process involved in the project is: partners find melodies from folk songs or nursery rhymes from their own country, partners then... read moreThe process involved in the project is: partners find melodies from folk songs or nursery rhymes from their own country, partners then put simple words and phrases to melodies in order for children in different countries to learn foreign language, partners use their children to record songs and send them to participating countries, children in participating countries try and learn foreign language using the new songs, songbook created for songs. hide
• Expected results: The expected results of the project are: a series of songs are created to help French/German and English speaking children learn... read moreThe expected results of the project are: a series of songs are created to help French/German and English speaking children learn each other's language. (This will have potential to allow other countries and their languages into the project.) A songbook is created to support the series of songs. C.D and songbook uploaded to a website to be viewed and accessed by all participating schools. Children learn each other's languages using the songs and share recordings with each other. hide

• Go to the TWINSPACE