USE OF SONGS AS A PEDAGOGICAL

TOOL TO INCREASE ENGLISH

VOCABULARY IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
DULCE MARÍA TORRES LEAN​
 PURPOSE
The purpose of this qualitative study is to present
and develop a series of strategies within a didactic
reference to the teaching of English as a foreign
language, to apply songs in the English language as a
tool for learning this language and thus increase the
learners' vocabulary.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Based on the purpose of this study, the two
research questions will be:

HOW AND WHY CAN SONGS BE USED IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE A VARIETY OF
LEARNING GOALS, SPECIFICALLY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS
VOCABULARY?
DOES THE USE OF SONGS AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL TO INCREASE
THE VOCABULARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE REALLY MAKE AN
IMPROVEMENT IN LEARNERS?
 THEMES IN LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
2.7 WRITING A SONG TO TEACH VOCABULARY
2.1.1 LEARNING VOCABULARY
2.7.1 BASIC MUSIC CONCEPTS
2.1.2 MEMORY STRATEGIES IN LEARNING VOCABULARY
2.7.1.1 THE MUSIC
2.1.3 VISUAL AIDS IN VOCABULARY LEARNING
2.7.1.2 THE LYRICS
2.1.4 DIAGNOSING AND TESTING VOCABULARY
2.7.1.3 THE RECORDING
2.1.5 A SONG TO DEVELOP VOCABULARY
2.8 SONGS TO DEVELOP LANGUAGE
2.2 THE LISTENING SKILL
2.9 THE SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY FOR CHILDREN
2.2.1 LEARNING LISTENING
2.9.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT
2.2.2 NATIVE LISTENING SKILL
2.9.2 SOCIAL CONTEXT
2.2.3 FOREIGN LEARNERS LISTENING SKILL
2.9.3 TEACHER EDUCATION
2.3 AUTHENTIC MATERIALS
2.9.4 LEARNING STAGE
2.4 LISTENING MATERIALS
2.9.5 SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR CHILDREN
2.4.1 RECORDINGS AS MATERIALS
2.10 COMPETENCE BASED LEARNING
2.4.2 HOME-MADE MATERIALS
2.10.1 COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
2.5 LISTENING ACTIVITIES
2.10. 2 SOCIAL SKILL IN CHILDREN
2.5.1 THE PRE-LISTENING STAGE
2.10.3 SPEAKING SKILL
2.5.2 THE WHILE-LISTENING STAGE
2.10.4 LANGUAGE SKILL
2.5.3 THE POST-LISTENING STAGE
2.11 SPEAKING
2.6 SONGS IN LISTENING ACTIVITIES
2.11.1 ORAL PRODUCTION IN CHILDREN
2.6.1 THE EFFECT OF SONG ON CHILDREN IN LEARNING
2.11.2 FLUENCY
VOCABULARY PROCESS
2.11.3 CHILDREN SPEAKING INTERACTION
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