Contributed by Ms Ramadhani*
Learning English is one of the important things in this global world. Almost all countries all over the world use English as their international communication. Do English learners also realize this? Nowadays, you will be left behind if you can’t use English. But students sometimes feel bored and unwilling to learn it. It’s the right time for you, English learners, to recognize other ways to learn English.
Actually English is fun. You don’t have to study tenses through the patterns. It just makes you snoozing..zzzz…. So, what should you do? Do you like singing?? Every one usually likes singing in his or her bathroom. Yes, you are all bathroom singers! All children, teenagers, and even old people like music. That’s why I can say: In fact, people all over the world like music. What are the simple examples? People use music to shake their stress away. Even music is used by a pregnant woman to improve her infant’s brain. Last but not least, a child of three is able to memorize the lyrics of a song by the time they heard it for the first time.
Singing a song is one of the ways to learn English for you. But of course, you need to sing English lyrics songs. People memorize the lyrics easily as music is fun and relaxing. People learn how to pronounce the verb or unfamiliar English vocabularies through English songs accidentally.
Here are some reasons why you can improve your English skills through English songs. The first is you can learn tenses. The tenses which are used in the songs can help you improve your grammar. The second is your vocabularies enrichment. Learners also enrich their vocabularies through English songs. You will try to find out what the meanings of the words in the song are. The third is listening. English learners actually practice their listening skill by the time they listen to the English songs. The fourth is you can practice your pronunciation and speaking skill through English songs. People learn how to pronounce the verb or unfamiliar English vocabularies through English songs accidentally.
These are some tips for you English learners. How to learn English from English songs? You’ll find the answers, here you are:
You have to choose the right songs. Choose your favourite songs and of course choose also the singers that you like.
You have to choose the slow songs. It will be easier for you to note the unfamiliar vocabularies from the songs, so that you can improve your vocabularies.
You have to try to find the text. But first of all, listen to it and guess the lyrics. You can search the text from the internet. This way will stimulate your listening skill.
You have to try to sing it with the right pronunciation. You can learn the pronunciation from the song and check it again in your dictionary. This will improve your pronunciation and your speaking skill.
If you find the unfamiliar words, find through the answer from a magic book A.K.A. dictionary.
# SINGING A SONG IS A GOOD WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH #
*Ms Ramadhani is one of Independent’s teaching staff
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