EFFECTIVE APPROACH DEVELOPING VOCABULARY USING SONGS IN TEACHING ENGLISH
Keywords:
teaching of vocabulary; songs English language as Foreign language, elements of teachingAbstract
This article is about importance of using songs in teaching English to young learners. Besides, here is given some methods on how to use songs during the lesson. This article consists of methods teaching with the use of songs as the target in the study because listening to music in English is highly motivating for learners and songs are easily accessible for all learners. The prime objective of this article is to investigate whether teaching English vocabulary with the use of songs contributes to developing young learners’ better memorization of vocabulary.
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