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Music & Song in English Teaching

Introductory Page

Sources of "information"

• Songs
  • CD rental shops
  • Internet - Download complete songs in mp3 format
  • Tape songs from radio
    • RSH, NDR 2, DELTA, N-JOY etc.
    • 1.600 online radio stations from all over the world
  • Tape clips from television
    • MTV, MTV Europe, VIVA, VIVA 2, VH1, ONYX, etc.
  • City Library
  • University media archive
• Lyrics
  • Internet Archives
    • 100.000 song lyrics from Swiss Archive
    • Lyrics-Archiv der Uni Konstanz
  • Sheet music books
  • Popular Music Magazines
  • Scientific (pedagogical) magazines
  • Write to record companies/publishers
• CD ROMs (Selection)
  • Frank Laufenbergs ROCK- UND POP-LEXIKON, 1996. Sony Music
  • Music Central, 1995. Microsoft
  • Rock Encyclopedia, 1995. Bee Books
• Popular Music Magazines
  • "BRAVO"
  • "Rolling Stone"
  • "SMASH"
  • "CROWN" (für Mittelstufe)
  • "SURE" (Für Oberstufe)
  • "SPOTLIGHT" (in English)
  • "CLUB"
  • "SONGLINE" (Classes 7 through 9)
  • "PROJECTS"
  • "SONGS OF OUR TIME" + Cassettes
• Pedagogical Magazines (get from Sprachlabor, EWF, UB, J. Ahlmann)
  • "Fremdsprachenunterricht"
  • "Praxis des neusprachlichen Unterrichts"
  • "Englisch" (Cornelsen Verlag)
  • "Neusprachliche Mitteilungen"
  • "Der fremdsprachliche Unterricht Englisch" (special issue "Hits for the Kids")
  • "Musik & Bildung"
• Books
  • Christian Graf: "ROCK MUSIK LEXIKON Europa". Hamburg, Taurus Verlag
  • Christian Graf: "ROCK MUSIK LEXIKON Amerika". Hamburg, Taurus Verlag
  • "THE GUINESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC", ed. Larkin, Colin, 1995, 4991 S.
  • "THE GUINESS BOOK OF ROCK STARS", ed. Rees, Dafydd et al., 639 S.
  • Frank Laufenberg & Ingrid Hake: "Frank Laufenbergs Rock- und Poplexikon", Econ, 1995
  • "THE NME ROCK'N'ROLL YEARS", ed. Heslam & David. London, BCA, 1992
  • "THE FABER COMPANION TO 20TH-CENTURY POPULAR MUSIC",
    ed. Hardy, Phil & Laing & Dave. London, Faber and Faber, 1995, 1209 S.
  • Irwin Stambler: "The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul". New York, St. Martin's Press, 1989
  • "THE GUINESS BOOK OF BRITISH HIT SINGLES/ HIT ALBUMS",
    ed. Paul Gambaccini, Paul & Tim Rice & Jonathan Enfield: Guiness Publishing
  • Mike Read: "Labatt's 500 Britain's All-Time Favourite Tracks".
    London, Mandarin Paperbacks, 1992

Teaching methods

• Pre-, while- & post-listening (Johannes Timm, ed.)
  • Example: "My Heart Will Go On", performed by Celion Dion

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