viernes, 1 de diciembre de 2017

Translating and Interpreting the noisy sounds my students make

Some concepts should be made clear from the outset as we are surrounded by a sea of noise:

MISOPHONIA is a strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds(like the scratching of your fingernails against the board, scratching ring binders,sirens, screams, raps?).
HYPERACUSIS is just extreme sound sensitivity and difficulty in tolerating everyday sounds. 
Which sounds stress you? Ex: Funfair, street cafe, crying babies, shouts, wails, barking,cars, construction/ door slamming?
PHONOPHOBIA or SONOPHOBIA (Ligyrophobia) is the fear of voices,loud sounds and noises
Check classroom sound scape,/effects
It´s easy to identify environmental sounds such as birds, coughs, sneezes, knocking,tapping on the wall,desks,floor,etc.. 

 Some people seriously believe that being alive means making noise. Teenagers find it very hard to be quiet, calm and obedient so we face excessively noisy classrooms, which might seriously affect our mental health as we may be left with no voice at all when we return home. Remember the tonguetwister: A noisy noise annoys an oyster....
 Apart from the anger or emotional distress that too much noise can create, a noisy classroom does not mean that learning does not take place.

However, in the classroom besides the usual background noise, chit-chat chatter, page turning,clearing your throat, cheering  and bantering sounds we have the following typical onomatopoeics which create the classroom melody:


EOEOEOEOEEOEOEOEOE: (Feel happy, ready for a football match instead of a lesson) (Mexican wave optional).

HEY; HEY;HEY EH, EH,EH: (I´m seeking your attention I´m just an attention seeker) 

SH; SH;SH;SH;sh, sh, sh:(The teacher is going to speak)

KNOCK; KNOCK;TAP,TAP :(I just want to increase the overall noise levels) 

PAMPAMPAM--- -- -- -- --WE WILL ROCK YOU ( In more ways than one )(Queen style)(Party mood)

YI HA YI HA YI HA :(Am I disrupting?)

HA;HA;HA.HE,HE,HE; HO, HO,HO, HU,HU, HU;HI HI HI:(Laughter therapy)

HEIGH HO,HEIGH HO:(More than 7 dwarves)

GUA; GUA; GUA; GUA ;GUA (Not crying just wanting to work! WORK; WORK;WORK!!

AHORA; NOW; NOW ;NOW; (Something important is going to take place)

Quack,quack;Cluck,cluck;Baa-baa;Moo-moo;Oink-oink...(Classroom animals!)

MEOW,MEOW; BOW-WOW,BOW-WOW (the sound of human cats and dogs)

UNEXPECTEDLY COMPLETE SILENCE (ensuing laughter)

SEE;SEE;SEE,SEE;SEE,SEE,sea,sea,sea (Yes, of course)

CHE;CHE;CHE;CHE,che,che,che:(Calling your attention in Valencia or just a revolutionary)

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE/ YOU COULD CHOOSE/ COULD CHOOSE/CHU-CU-CHÚ(Gossip)

PPP-PPP-PPP: Just a reminder that you should not be disrespectful or stack your school items on me.

NEENO_NEENO_NEENO_NEENO:  (Ambulance siren  emergency students)

NO_NO_NONO_NO_NO_NONO: (Students´refusal/rehab denial)

JACKETY_JACK;LACK-A-LACK.: Lack of chatter/banter

BANG/BING/BONG/BUNG: Just wanted to check whether you are awake.

ASHH-SHAHH-ZZZZZZZZZZ GR: (I´m falling asleep)

HELLOI´MTRYINGTOSPEAK (No one pays any attention)

                                                      (Don´t complain)

ÁPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA( One of the students´anniversaries)

CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-TRAP TRAP (Applause in a festive mood)

LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN(I wish they were SILENT,SILENT,SILENT)

TICK,TACK,TOCK,TUCK (It´s time to finish our lesson)