Jazz Chants®: Student Book [Paperback]

Carolyn Graham (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195024079 | ISBN-13: 978-0195024074 | Publication Date: April 13, 1978

The original collection of chants and poems.

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About the Author

Carolyn Graham is the creator of Jazz Chants, which connect the rhythm of spoken American English to the beatof jazz. She developed the technique of jazz chanting during her twenty-five years of teaching ESL in the American Language Institute of New York University. Ms. Graham is the author of numerous Jazz Chants books, all published by Oxford University Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 13, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195024079
• ISBN-13: 978-0195024074
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding tool to motivate learners to speak English., November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jazz Chants®: Student Book (Paperback)

One of the most significant challanges for an ESL instructor is to motivate adult learners to try to speak the language. Jazz Chants has proven to be an excellent tool for me to achieve this goal. The Chants are theme-based and provide sufficient repitition to allow learners to practice the sounds and reach a level of comfort and feel successful. The use of humor adds significantly to the reception the chants receive. The students visibly respond with joy as they recognize the intended joke. Humor breaks down barriers and enhances the learning experience. Choral speaking works particularly well with beginners since they are most reluctant to give voice to their new language. They have a degree of anonymity in this environment, encouraging even the most timid to try out the words. I might think carefully about its value with more advanced students but in my beginner's class I wouldn't be without it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good tape for teaching ESL, July 8, 2000

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S. Kelly "Make no little plans, they have no ... (Jinan, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jazz Chants®: Second Language: Cassette (Audio Cassette)

I think Carolyn Graham's chants are great for helping ESL/EFL students learn and enjoy English. They really liven up a class and I like using the tape as it's got some background music. However, I wish it were on CD so it would be easier to locate the song you want to do each time you want to do it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Accent Modification, September 16, 2000

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Liz Michaels MS, CCC-SLP (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Chants®: Second Language: Cassette (Audio Cassette)

I have used these chants with Non-native English speakers who are trying to improve their accent. Small Talk Chants helps with linking words, sentence stress and shifting sentence stress for subtle changes in meaning. It is a great way to demonstrate prolonging vowel duration, pause, and pitch to stress a word. The students find the chants very helpful.