THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SONGS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
Keywords:
young learners(YL), language acquisition, motivation, methodology, learning skills, ESLAbstract
The role played by songs on the language acquisition of young learners is incredible. Not only do the songs produce pleasure, but also they are able to highly improve process of learning and memorization. This is the reason why songs are being widely used in English teaching classrooms among the world. This article will mainly emphasize great potentiality of songs that can be usefully integrated into the lessons and help children acquire the new language more easily and naturally. The methodology of the paper is based on classroom observations, review of school documents and investigations of both teachers and students in high school. Findings have shown that songs can be used as valuable pedagogical tools for teaching English to young learners in an effort to enhance their learning skills in addition to providing sheer enjoyment.
