Prepared by:

Amirah Batrisyia Hamdan

Farah Athirah Hasan Rijal
Hanis Wardah Parjan
Nurul Adibah Zulkefli
Siti Hawa Zainoddin
TUTORIAL WEEK
4
Read and source materials on the
pedagogical principles of teaching songs
and poetry in the primary ESL classroom.
Select any song and poem suitable for
young learners. Evaluate and explain the
suitability of the song and poem with
regards to the pedagogical principles.
My sister thinks she's
Santa Claus.
It's really kind of cute.
She likes to shout out "Ho,
Ho, Ho!"
and wears a bright red suit.

She carries lots of toys
around
inside a great big sack
and keeps her eight pet
reindeers
with her sleigh out in the
back.

She even has a workshop
where she makes a lot of
noise
directing all the elves who
help
by making brand new toys.
Then once a year, on
Christmas Eve,
she flies off in her sleigh
delivering her gifts around
the world
for Christmas Day.

She'd make a perfect
Santa
which is why it's just too
bad
my sister can't be Santa
Claus;
see, Santa is our dad.
My Sister Thinks She's Santa Claus
Kenn Nesbitt
PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING SONGS AND POETRY TO
YOUNG LEARNERS
Culture
Content
Interest
Values
Age
Resources
Proficiency level
CULTURE
Learning this poem pupils get to know
parts of a foreign culture - Christmas Eve
It will satisfy childrens natural curiosity
about other culture.
Pupils will feel closer and familiar to the
foreign culture (Christmas Eve).
Examples
My sister thinks she's
Santa Claus.
It's really kind of cute.
She likes to shout out "Ho,
Ho, Ho!"
and wears a bright red
suit.
directing all the
elves who help
by making brand
new toys.
Then once a year, on
Christmas Eve,
she flies off in her sleigh
delivering her gifts
around the world
for Christmas Day.
CONTENT
Status of the
vocabulary in the
lesson
Meaning is clear
Encourage
children to notice
the form
Sensitivity
Does not touch the
sensitivity of other
culture.
Pupils may look at the
different form of poem
such as free verse,
blank verse and etc.
The vocabulary used
in the poem are
suitable with the
students level.
It has direct meaning
and does not
complicate pupils
thinking.

Examples:
Gifts
Toys

Suitability of content refer to DS

Pupils have some prior knowledge of what
they are learning.

The poem will make the students
experience the here-and-now literature
would help students understand that
literature is neither useless nor faraway,
and that literature is part of our life.
INTEREST
This poem will create opportunities for
children extend and develop their skills
according to their personal interest and
abilities.

The poem needs to have motivation, develop
imagination, stimulate curiosity, draw on
personal experience, encourage participation
and create a desire to continue learning.
Example
She carries lots of toys around
inside a great big sack
and keeps her eight pet reindeers
with her sleigh out in the back.

- Most children have toys and have interest
towards pets.
VALUES
Relate to
personal
experience
Make
connections
(lesson
themes +
experience)
Promotes
sense of
belonging in
learning
Model the
behaviour
learnt
Adapt and
adopt
Example
Sisterhood Treating other siblings in a
pleasant way to make them happy.
My sister thinks she's Santa Claus. It's really
kind of cute (Stanza 1,line 1-2)
She'd make a perfect Santa (Stanza 4,line 1)


Appropriate for
the age group
Level of the
language
Use materials to
explain in simple
words
Related to their
lives and fantasy
- imagination
AGE
RESOURCES
Include variety
(different poets,
genres, topics and
themes)
Cover multiple
periods (historical
past, present and
future)
Include collection of
unforgettable
characters
Teacher can select
their own collection
of literature
materials (can be
found in the text
book or you can
make different by
choosing the
materials from other
colleague).
PROFICIENCY LEVEL
The language used in the poem is appropriate
to childrens proficiency level

They must also use speech appropriate to their
proficiency level, includes simplifying the
sentences, repetition and speaking at slower
pace

Make the poem comprehensible
CONCLUSION

An important characteristic of pedagogical
principles is that they are pure, pristine, and
packed with pedagogical power. With their
generic nature, they can be applied to a wide
variety of circumstances.
Thank You