LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH MUSIC IN THE DIGITAL AGE
- Xiomara Mosquera
- 25 may 2021
- 1 Min. de lectura
Music involves parts of the brain that include some of the “language centers” and many additional areas that processes emotions, for that reason, using songs and music in teaching English as a second language can help to create an excellent atmosphere for language learning.
Nowadays, technology has changed the way of teaching around the world. The free access to music is one of the benefits of this “technological revolution”, the Internet makes it possible to see millions of musical performances on online platforms and download if it is necessary. These resources bring a lot of possibilities for teachers and students to use music as a teaching tool.
Here there are three ideas for music activities to improve English language learning classroom:
1. Rhythmic exercises: Young students learn with short sounds or chants because they can’t read, just follow the rhythm and get fun.
2. Karaoke: The whole class can sing along with a song as the karaoke plays, or students can take turns performing their favorite karaoke songs for the rest of the class.
3. Song Lyric Visualization Videos: It is easy to create videos through phone apps as well as laptops, and students can express their creativity using songs as a resource for video projects to practice English.
I think it is the easiest way to learn English because I can listen to music that I like while I learn its pronunciation and what it says.
Ashley Quiñones Peralta
My opinion is that you are right since music can help you learn English
With the technoligical advance we have been able to understand and learn this lenguage, especially listening to music in English in differente rhythms.I have a lot of fun listening in this language and it helps me to be more creative when learning. It is very important to continue with this form because thanks to technology we can advance much more.
José Francesco Navarrete Oviedo
7mo. grade
This is so interesting! What a wonderful post! I like music a lot, but i didn't know that music activities can make my english better, certainly, Internet has so much benefits, it's a good period to learn english, I wish that we could sing Karaoke with our classmates.
I going to pay more attention to the lyrics of my favorite song, so maybe one day i could be an english expert.
Eddie Jared Saltos Gallardo. 8th grade
I really like music, and I think that with continuous repetitions of my favorite songs I can improve my English. I will also tell my dad to help me with a karaoke application to sing on my cell phone...... soy Xavier Gonzalez Cedeño de 8vo grado