The Use of Songs in Teaching Foreign Languages

Jolly, Yukiko S.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.1975.tb03618.x

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“…Making use of the music in the ELT is not a new task. Bartle (1962) and Richards (1969), Jolly (1975, and other scholars have studied the effects of music on language learning because of its linguistic, and motivational advantages (as cited in Engh, 2013). There are a number of studies which prove strongly the positive effectiveness of music on various language areas.…”

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The effect of songs on vocabulary retention of preschool young English language learners

Madani¹,

Nasrabadi²

2016

IJRSLL

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The present study was an attempt to investigate the effectiveness of teaching English vocabulary through song to preschool young English Language Learners in Aligoodarz, Iran.The participants of the study consisted of 103 preschool young learners, who were divided into two groups of experimental group and control group. The experimental groups were consisted of 62 young learners and the control groups were consisted of 51 young learners at the age of six. The experimental groups were instructed using song and the control groups were instructed using non-song methods. Twenty sessions were spent working on teaching vocabulary for each group. Before starting the treatment, an interview was done as a pretest by the teacher to confirm that learners did not have any prior knowledge of English. After finishing the treatment, the post-test was administered by the teacher to measure the amount of learning vocabulary items in each group. The data then was analyzed using the SPSS. The findings revealed that the experimental group improved significantly in terms of vocabulary retention compared to control group.

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The effect of songs on vocabulary retention of preschool young English language learners

Madani¹,

Nasrabadi²

2016

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“…They continue that music and songs can increase sensibility, aid memory, improve concentration, and help develop reading and writing abilities. Jolly (1975) states that the use of songs in lessons can improve four skills of language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Songs activate both parts of the brain.…”

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The Relationship Between Musical Intelligence And Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Iranian Learners of English

Shabani¹,

Torkeh²

2014

IJALEL

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This study examined the relationship between musical intelligence and foreign language learning. First, it will focus on the relationship between music and language and potential advantages of inclusion of music in teaching and learning a foreign language. Second, it will present the result of the study of Persian learners of English by the age of 15 to 18. The result of study suggests that musical intelligence significantly correlates with learning foreign language and it may facilitate learning of foreign languages.

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“…They consider speaking as the most important skill they can acquire, and they asses their progress in terms of their accomplishments in spoken communication. The speaking ability in a second language can more or less be divided into two categories: accuracy and fluency (Hue, 2008). a.)…”

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The effect of music and summarizing of the short stories on English language learners’ speaking skill

Sadrameli¹

2017

IJRSE

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This study attempted to compare the effects of teaching English speaking through song and short story on learners' knowledge of oral proficiency. Through an OPT test, 60 students out of 100 were chosen and randomly divided into two experimental and one control group each consisting of 20 students. The two experimental groups were instructed to apply song and short story on the same topics except the control group which received traditional methods of teaching speaking. The mean scores of both experimental and that of control groups were compared through One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results of analysis showed that the groups who utilized short story and song outperformed the control group in speaking skill. Furthermore, the experimental group who received short story treatment, revealed a significant efficiency more than song group. As a result, it can be concluded that short story group outperformed the song group and song outperformed the control group in immediate posttest.

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The Use of Songs in Teaching Foreign Languages

Cited by 50 publications

References 5 publications

The effect of songs on vocabulary retention of preschool young English language learners

The effect of songs on vocabulary retention of preschool young English language learners

The Relationship Between Musical Intelligence And Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Iranian Learners of English

The effect of music and summarizing of the short stories on English language learners’ speaking skill

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