Using songs in teaching English.
Keywords:
young learners, songs, music, pre-teaching activities, whileteaching activities, post-teaching activities, natural human need, skill, perfect learning tool.Abstract
Songs play an important role in the development of young children
learning a second language. This paper begins by looking at why songs can be
considered valuable pedagogical tools. In particular, it will discuss how songs
can help learners improve their listening skills and pronunciation, and how they
can be useful in the teaching of vocabulary and sentence structures. It will be
also discussed how songs an reflect culture and increase students’ overall
enjoyment of learning a second language.
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