Harmonious learning: songs in English for ESP

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Language Learning in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI:10.1515/cercles-2023-0015
Ian Michael Robinson
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The ubiquitous nature and diffusion of songs sung in English has meant that a great number of EFL and ESP students are listening to English and acquiring some notions about the language almost subconsciously. Such songs have also been incorporated into English as an L2 practice for, probably, almost as long as English has been taught as a foreign language. However, sometimes they are used as filler exercises or only as an exercise to keep the students happy. Slowly, songs have been gaining more acceptance as a valid didactic tool to be used in various moments of the general English L2 lesson and for various functions (Tegg 2018). This article reports on a project to use songs in English for Specific purposes lessons at an Italian university with students of two Master degree courses (Social Work and Social Policy; Sociology and Social Research). During the English modules, songs from various artists were specifically chosen and language-learning exercises devised around them to be used in almost every lesson for different learning objectives: these included introducing a new subject, presenting and revising grammar, learning individual words or short phrases including idiomatic expressions, as lead-ins to discussions. At the end of the course, the students completed a questionnaire aimed at eliciting their opinions about the use of songs in ESP lessons. The results indicate that the use of popular songs is an effective tool in an ESP lesson and that their inclusion can help motivate students as well as help them learn.
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和谐学习:ESP 英语歌曲
用英语演唱的歌曲无处不在,也广为流传,这意味着大量的 EFL 和 ESP 学生都在听英语,并几乎在潜移默化中获得了一些关于英语的概念。这些歌曲也被纳入英语作为第二语言的练习中,可能几乎与英语作为外语教学的时间一样长。不过,有时这些歌曲被用作填充练习,或仅仅作为让学生开心的练习。慢慢地,歌曲作为一种有效的教学工具,被越来越多的人接受,并被用于普通英语第二语言课程的不同时刻和不同功能(Tegg,2018 年)。本文报告了在意大利一所大学的两门硕士学位课程(社会工作与社会政策;社会学与社会研究)中使用歌曲的项目。在英语课程模块中,我们特别选择了来自不同艺术家的歌曲,并围绕这些歌曲设计了语言学习练习,几乎每节课都会针对不同的学习目标使用这些练习:包括介绍新主题、介绍和复习语法、学习单个单词或短语(包括习惯用语),作为讨论的引子。课程结束时,学生们填写了一份调查问卷,目的是了解他们对在 ESP 课程中使用歌曲的看法。结果表明,在 ESP 课程中使用流行歌曲是一种有效的工具,将其纳入课程有助于激发学生的学习动机并帮助他们学习。
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Language Learning in Higher Education
Language Learning in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Language Learning in Higher Education deals with the most relevant aspects of language acquisition at university. The CercleS journal presents the outcomes of research on language teaching, blended learning and autonomous learning, language assessment as well as aspects of professional development, quality assurance and university language policy. Its aim is to increase the quality of language teaching and learning programmes offered by university language centers and other providers in higher education by presenting new models and by disseminating the best results of research activities carried out at language centers and in other higher education departments.
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