{"product_id":"the-fascination-of-nursery-rhymes-von-alexandra-zuralski","title":"The fascination of nursery rhymes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.0, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery rhymes have a long tradition in Great Britain. Adults still\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremember the short verses their parents have told them when they were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echildren. So these rhymes are part of the English culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn English lessons German pupils in primary school also have to learn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout the English culture so that they get an impression of children¿s life in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea foreign country. Cultural awareness is part of the curriculum. Nursery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhymes are important in English children¿s life. So German children have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto learn about it. Rhyme, rhythm and chunks are useful for language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elearning. The rhymes help the children to get to know the English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esentence structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese arguments show that young people who want to become a primary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteacher have to know about nursery rhymes. Where do they come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is so fascinating about them? Are they useful in the primary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclassroom? In this essay I would like to find out about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The origin of nursery rhymes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery rhymes are oral literature children are confronted with. First ¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhen they are still babies ¿ their mothers sing lullabies to them. Here the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etune is more important than the words (vgl. Opie, 2002, page 177).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783638953122\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783638953122","offer_id":39422754717789,"sku":"9783638953122","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/8b48bf07-f2da-4ad7-8f0c-4f011d395216.jpg?v=1777612989","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-fascination-of-nursery-rhymes-von-alexandra-zuralski","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}