Published October 2, 2024 | Version v1
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Using songs in teaching English.

  • 1. English chair, the Department of History and philology
  • 2. 1st year student in majoring English Philology

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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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