The
tone, pitch , rhythm , etc. help
children to learn a new language in an
easy way. Most people learn song lyrics
faster than words and melodies tend to store easier in the memory even though the meaning of the words might not be
clear. Children
are able to retain much larger amounts of information through the use of songs.
The kids can imitate the rhythm and musical contours of the language long before they can say the words. The phonemes (tone, pauses, stress, and timbre) come first and then the consonant and vowel sounds are placed.
The kids can imitate the rhythm and musical contours of the language long before they can say the words. The phonemes (tone, pauses, stress, and timbre) come first and then the consonant and vowel sounds are placed.
The
songs also increase the vocabulary, the
speech, builds self-Esteem, aids in better listening, builds patience, develop
motor skills, etc. So is an excellent tool to implement in every day
activity, helping to develop different
areas of the brain and body.
Also
the songs can do the following:
- Provide authentic, meaningful context: Using songs bring authentic language. The new language becomes more comprehensible, memorable and useful.
- Introduce children to the target culture: perhaps the first exposure to the existence and richness of a culture.
- Create enjoyable classroom atmosphere: students lower their anxiety.
- Provide opportunities to practice oral language: the melody and rhythm are useful for improving students’ pronunciation and intonation.
- Aid in retention and comprehension: the rhythm and repetition in songs help learners retain new language.
- Enhance literacy instructions: They are effective for developing phonemic awareness.
For example the song “Put On Your Shoes”
is good if you're teaching vocabulary of clothes and it can help with the grammar phrases like: Put on your (shoes). So the kids can improve their vocabulary and english language.
What do you think about the benefits? Are
there other? Please comment😊
REFERENCE
Shin, J. K. (2017). Get Up and Sing! Get Up
and Move! Using Songs and Movement with Young Learners of English. English
Teaching Forum, 14-25.
I believe that music is fundamental in lower level when learning a language. It helps students to be fluent and provides a natural pronunciation. I love to use songs with kids, it creates a great environment and motivates them to start your class. Although it has been difficult for me to provide my students with songs that catches their attention that are age appropiate but the ones that are, helps me a lot to work vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation.
ReplyDeleteGood topic Chayito.
I use music most of the times for activities where I want to enforce listening skills, the biggest advantage in using music is the fact that you can use thousands of lyrics to help them enforce a certain topic. They also have fun because let´s admit it, if they know the lyrics they will start singing it, if not, they will learn that there are more songs and maybe they can sing them. Its a complete activity when we mix music and a skill we want to focus. Thanks Chayito for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTotally true, as somebody say, music is the reflection of the soul, you can take advantage of the music in so many ways, that it never ceases to amaze me the amount of benefits you can achieve or take advantage of it in classes with different objectives.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to expressing emotions.
And when you take into consideration the style, singer, type of music or song that your students like in an activity, they feel more motivated, interested and focused in the activity. There are lots of activities where we can use a song as a reinforcement activity, listening comprehension activity, grammar structure, vocabulary activity, etc. The limit is our imagination! Thanks for sharing!
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