use SONGS in your teaching

Hi!!

In this post I will introduce you to a website that you can sing and guess the lyrics at the same time.and the best part of it you can us it in ENGLISH TEACHING

click this to link you to the website- LYRICS TRAINING

Sample of the song in the website

It has most of the latest song that is on billboard so I am pretty sure you will love this. =)


so how can you use this in English Language Teaching?

1.This will be good for listening skills. Students can listen to the songs and fill in the gaps that provided below the video clip.

There is 3 level for this game.Beginner,Intermediate and Expert.

For beginner level you will need to fill 10% of the lyrics.
For intermediate level you will need to fill 25% of the lyrics.
For expert level you will need to fill 100% of the lyrics.
so you can choose depend on how well you know the songs as it is a little bit harder to listen words in a song due to the music and style of singing.

However,this will be an interesting way for students to learn new vocabulary as songs can be really fun.

ADVANTAGES

1.EASY-it is really easy to use.You just click on the website.Type any songs that you want (note the some songs might not be available).Then choose the level that is suitable with you..and sing it out loud!! if you don't know certain words don't worry as you can skip the word by press TAB.

2. you can KEEP YOUR SCORE by registering your name and password so you can keep track of your record.

3.HELP BUTTON.there is a HELP button at the side.this explain better how you can play it.

4. it is  authentic because it is made not for English teaching.the language used in songs are real language hence it is very good for students as these language are really used in daily life.

5.it is also relevance to be used in English teaching as this is area of interest of students' life nowadays,so students will enjoy it better.

6.it encourages autonomy learning as well.Students can do it on their own pace and encourage for self-learning at home as well.

DISADVANTAGES

1.it might have unsuitable words(curse words) in the song such as sh*t which is quite common in rapping song.Therefore,teacher need to observe students so that they would not be influence by this unsuitable words.

2.Teacher won't be able to control the choice of songs by the students.Students might choose songs that has inappropriate theme and they might influence their friends as well.Therefore,teacher need to remind students about their choice of songs as well.


                                                                                                                      
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p/s: i quite like this website because it is really fun to learn 

       english using song.Students will enjoy this.Give variety

       to your teaching sometimes can be good!! You can 

       ask your students to act out based on the songs 

       as well.This will be good to see how much your students

      understand the words in the songs and give room to 

      their creativity.=)