MATE Newsletter Winter-Spring 2006, Volume 26 (3-4)1 ISSN 05851-609X Newsletter of the Moroccan Association of Teachers of English, Volume 26 (3-4), Winter-Spring 2006 MATE Newsletter Supplement (5) Video Songs inthe Language ClassroomBy Mohammed HASSIMPrepared for publication by: M. Hassim & E. Fahmi Introduction to the supplement This paper belongs to the field ofmaterials development. It is based on a personal experience in using video songs in the classroom. This experience goes back to the period when I was a practising teacher, and then it has developed more and more during my work as a supervisor. I haven’t included many references in this paper because I wanted to pass a practical experience which I think is the most needed. For further details, the bibliography at the end of this paper is a useful one. The workshops included have been a refined and condensed version of the many workshops I have conducted within my work as a supervisor, during MATE (The Moroccan Association of Teachers of English) activities. Also, the lessons were taught to different classes and by different teachers, and many changes were made so as to have the best lessons possible. In a word, this work has been the fruit of a field experience and classroom work. My only recommendation is that it should be used by teachers, supervisors and teacher-trainers as a starting point for more creative work. Mastering the use of video in the language classroom can only be achieved through practice; this is the key word in this area of teaching materials.