Online Language Learning through Song Sharing
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Suggested theme for this month:
Songs about flowers (flowers are referenced in the title or lyrics)
有关"花朵"的歌曲 (歌名或歌词里提到"花朵")
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Words set to music give us the songs we know and love. Listen to a song, listen to it again, learn the words and the music. Find out what the song means. Memorize, and make it your own. Then share it with others, and pass it on.
歌词加上音乐，谱成了我们喜爱的歌曲。 好歌可以一听再听，学习歌词和曲调，挖掘出它的意义。把歌曲记到心里去，使它变成属于你自己的，然后跟大家分享。
We can learn language through song sharing. Let's get together online for an evening of song sharing and language learning. Each participant brings a song to share, and tells the group where and when they first heard the song, what it's about, who wrote it, and how it continues to inspire them.
我们通过分享歌曲能够学习语言。诚意邀请你来参加我们分享歌曲，学习语言的晚会。每位参与者选择一首想要分享的歌曲，给大家介绍一下自己如何接触到这首歌，以及歌词的意义，歌手是谁，歌曲带来什么启示。
Start time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time (Wednesday, May 21st, 2025)
Suggested theme for this month:
Songs about flowers (flowers are referenced in the title or lyrics)
有关"花朵"的歌曲 (歌名或歌词里提到"花朵")
Zoom meeting room will open at 6:50 PM
RSVPs close at 6:00 PM
7:00 PM - Gathering song titles, Youtube links, lyrics.
7:15 PM - Song sharing
- We will play songs on Watch2Gether. The W2G link will be provided once the Zoom meeting starts.
- After each song, the person who suggested it tells the group about the song in the language they want to practice - English or Mandarin.
- Songs can be in any language, but we'll talk about them in English and Mandarin.
- Songs can be submitted at the beginning of the meetup, or by messaging the host.
- We should be able to do 7-8 songs over 2 hours. If more people show up we'll ask them to do their songs at the next song sharing event. We will hold one of these events each month.
- Please don't wait until the last minute to sign up and provide the Youtube link to your song. This makes it difficult to finalize the playlist and the lyrics file.
9:00 PM - End. Anyone who wants to chat in English can stay on for another half an hour.
Leaving before the end:
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to listen to the songs, ask questions if they don't understand the lyrics, and share the learning experience together.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.
Playlists:
Song sharing playlists from previous meetups.
Lyrics spreadsheets
Song Sharing Lyrics, Vocabulary and Notes - Google sheets format
Who should take part in this event?
- Mandarin Beginners
- Intermediate Mandarin learners
- Advanced Mandarin learners who would like to help other learners
- Native speakers of Mandarin who would like to help, and also practice English
Who should not take part in this event?
- People who just decided last week they wanted to start learning Mandarin.
- If you can't read basic Chinese characters in Pinyin, you're not a beginner. You need to spend a few months with a Mandarin teacher or a language learning App.
- Native speakers of Mandarin who only want to practice English.
Required:
- A computer with Zoom installed and updated.
- A reliable internet connection.
- A working webcam.
- Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
- Logging in on a computer/laptop is strongly recommended
Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.
Webcams and Zoom usage
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup. Please make sure your webcam and microphone are working before you log on.
Before logging in, please read the following regarding the usage of Zoom and how to have a better online meetup experience.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
- *** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
Online Language Learning through Song Sharing