The Influence of English Songs on First Year Students’ Vocabulary Learning

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Date

2021

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Mouloud Mammeri University OF Tizi-Ouzou

Abstract

The current study examines the impact of listening to English songs to learn English as a foreign language. In other words, this work tries to show the effectiveness of learning English vocabulary through songs, it seeks also at findings the genre of English music they listen, and the motivating effects of song-based approach on first year students in the department of English at the university of MouloudMammeri Tizi-Ouzou. A questionnaire and an experimental test were used as research instruments in order to collect necessary data to answer our research questions and test our hypotheses. The population of the study is first year students of the Department of English at MMUTO. As far as the sample is concerned, two groups of ten students are selected for the experimental test. The first group (group A) consists of students who don’t listen to songs in English, while the second group (Group B) consists of participants who listen to songs in English regularly. The final results of the study reveal the importance of integrating songs in EFL vocabulary learning. The answers provided by the participants in the questionnaire and experimental test confirm our hypothesis, since the participants show enthusiasm towards learning English vocabulary through songs. Moreover, the results obtained through the test support the effectiveness of using songs in EFL learning and the (group B) whose participants listen to songs in English regularly out performed (group A).

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72p. ; 30cm.+(cd)

Keywords

English songs, language acquisition, EFL Vocabulary learning, motivation

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didactics of foreign languages