[citation needed] A jazz chant is a fragment of authentic language presented with special attention to its natural rhythm.
It is important to remember that jazz chanting is not like rapping, nursery rhymes, or songs, which distort the spoken language for poetic effect.
[citation needed] The rhythms, stress and intonation pattern of the chant should be an exact replica of what the student would hear from an educated native speaker in natural conversation.
The implementation of jazz chants is suitable with the principle of quantum teaching in classrooms that drives students in a happy atmosphere while learning.
After practice chant, tested the ability of students in uttering certain voiced words by reading a simple sentence loud.
The assessment is done simply by counting the correct number and wrong of each student Carolyn Graham developed the technique of jazz chanting during her twenty-five years of teaching ESL in the American Language Institute of New York University.
[2] Jazz Chants appeal to students of all ages, and work with large classes, and stimulate pairwork and role-playing activities.