introduction

This article introduces the promotion of the reform of English teaching methods in the 2022 version of the Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards, emphasizing the importance of developing students' innovative thinking and language proficiency. At the same time, it points out the role of English songs in stimulating learning interest and improving language skills, as well as the challenges that teachers face when creating songs. The research aims to explore the application of AI technology in folk song creation, analyze its potential to help teachers achieve teaching goals, and demonstrate practical strategies through case studies.

Research background and significance

Emphasis was placed on the importance of personalized and diversified learning needs in the curriculum standards, and the limitations of traditional English teaching methods were pointed out, such as the difficulty in stimulating students' interest and cultivating innovative thinking. As a teaching tool, folk songs can effectively enhance students' language skills and confidence, but there are issues with creation and resource development. The development of AI technology provides new opportunities for innovative teaching methods. Exploring the application of AI in songwriting can help optimize teaching methods and meet the requirements of the curriculum standards.

Research purpose and research question

Exploring the application of AI in English teaching ballad creation, evaluating its impact on students' language skills and learning motivation, with the aim of providing innovative teaching methods and strategies to help teachers and students adapt to educational needs and challenges.

Research Theory

Explored the role of folk songs in English teaching, emphasizing their compatibility with constructivist learning theory, Krashen's language input hypothesis, and Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory. Ballads help students actively construct knowledge through rhythm and rhyme, provide comprehensible input, and promote language acquisition. At the same time, folk songs encourage social interaction and collaborative learning, which helps students with cognitive development and the cultivation of social and cultural awareness. In addition, folk song teaching has strong adaptability, conforms to modern English teaching concepts, can stimulate students' interest, promote the development of multiple intelligences, deepen emotional experiences, and provide cross-cultural perspectives for teaching. Teachers can promote learning and make teaching more in line with modern educational needs by evaluating their performance in learning folk songs.

casestudy

This chapter introduces the method of using AI to create English songs through case studies. Taking Unit 9 of the seventh grade textbook of People's Education Press English as an example, it explores how to help students express their subject preferences and use appropriate vocabulary and sentence patterns through song creation. The steps of creating AI songs include: determining teaching themes and keywords, using Link AI tools to generate songs, and customizing and adjusting according to teaching needs. At the same time, prompt language templates are provided to help teachers create English songs that are suitable for students' level and teaching objectives.

AI songwriting and teaching steps

Detailed description of the process of using AI tool Link AI to create English songs, including five stages: creation, action, observation, reflection, and evaluation. In the creative stage, the author generated and modified a folk song using AI tools based on the textbook content, creating a song containing core vocabulary such as subject, week, and school activities. In the action phase, the author implemented folk song teaching in two classes of different levels, observing that students gradually relaxed and actively participated from initial fear. During the observation stage, although students in Class A were afraid of unfamiliar words, they were able to confidently pronounce them, while students in Class B quickly mastered the content of the song and showed high enthusiasm. In the reflection stage, the author believes that teaching folk songs can help enhance students' confidence and participation. It is suggested that teachers integrate students' daily life related content into the creation of folk songs and explain new vocabulary in teaching. During the evaluation stage, feedback was collected through questionnaire surveys, student interviews, and judge interviews. The results showed that folk song teaching had a significant effect on enhancing students' confidence, improving pronunciation accuracy, and vocabulary application ability. Students generally believed that folk songs increased the fun of English learning.

The improvement of teaching efficiency and creativity through AI songwriting

Introduced the innovative application of AI in creating English songs in teaching, attracted the attention of teachers through experience exchange meetings, and shared specific steps and templates. Through online interviews with five teachers from different backgrounds, it was found that AI technology has significantly improved the speed and efficiency of lesson preparation, stimulated teachers' creativity, and enabled them to create vivid and attractive songs that combine students' interests and popular topics, enriching teaching content. This confirms the important role of AI in educational innovation, provides valuable reference for other educators, and demonstrates the potential of AI technology to improve teaching quality in modern education.

Research conclusions and recommendations

Summarizing the effectiveness of AI technology in creating songs in English education, it is pointed out that it improves teaching efficiency and teacher creativity, enhances students' learning interest, participation, and language skills. It is recommended that teachers learn AI technology, schools provide resources and training, and encourage innovative teaching methods. Future research can explore the application of AI in other disciplines and teaching environments, optimizing AI tools to meet educational needs. The application potential of AI technology in the field of education is enormous, which can be extended to scenarios such as story creation and situational dialogue, improving teaching efficiency and quality, and providing personalized learning experiences for students.