The use of songs and karaoke in the learning of English
The use of music in the learning of a foreign
language is a must. According to science the same areas of the brain that are used for
languages are also used while we listen to music. Besides music is the activity that
boosts more parts in the human brain. The rhythm of songs is an exaggerated
version of the rhythmic nature of language, stress and intonation flow easily
within a song rather than teaching it about the foreign language to learn.
Then the motivational benefits are numerous
such as the motivational asset because music is enjoyable and it is ubiquitous
in our lives. Every season there are catchy, cool and new songs that everybody would
like to sing by heart, this is the lucky chance students of a foreign language
have whenever they choose to learn and sing that famous song of the summer,
Christmas, etc. in the language they are learning, using authentic language
with idiomatic, sophisticated or sometimes colloquial expressions or even
slang. Songs are easily remembered even though we do not like a song sometimes parts
of its chorus and melody remains in our brain, so they are easy to remember with
their rhythm, vocabulary, sentences´ grammar and structures and frequently more
entertaining than memorizing lexicon or grammar in a textbook. In addition to all
this music has always been the universal medium to convey feelings and emotions
among humans, it has broken any sort of barrier and differences in the history
of mankind. Furthermore it has been used since the cradle of humanity as a way
to socialize and participate in any gathering, party or celebration. In order
to improve the listening or speaking skills the learner should listen or sing
the songs of their choice in the foreign language and these skills as well as
rhythm, coordination and self-esteem will be boosted in a painless easy way.
The use of karaoke is an essential tool to
improve the listening and speaking skills. It is really efficient and pleasant
to sing alone or with the classmates or friends while learning the language,
the participation in the karaoke of several learners with different levels
mixes also different abilities and it would be a funny challenge for the learners
of lower levels and every learner of all levels can practice naturally their
knowledge while they reduce stress, anxiety and they socialize, expand their cultural
knowledge and have fun.
This is a list below of the main webpages to improve
your English through songs and further there are more websites for karaoke
songs. Moreover there are applications for the mobile phone to sing along
lyrics such as MusicMatch, JukeBox, etc.
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