Music plays a significant role in our lives. It does not only accompany us in
everyday life but it is also the vital component of important events such as weddings,
birthday parties, formal inauguration, funerals. Hence, music should be effectively
incorporated into childhood education just like it appears continuously in our lives.
Unfortunately, music education sometimes is considered as a nonessential part in
children's development. Teachers forget about many advantages thanks to which music
will influence positively their lessons.
Music in language learning has also an important meaning for older students.
Music can improve students’ concentration so it is advised to allow the students listen
to music while writing or reading activities. Calm music can be also used to cool down
our students, let them take a rest and relax.
What is more, working with song lyrics is probably the most common method of
teaching languages. It attracts students attention, involves students, lets them forget
that learning is boring and very often teaches the natural language. It is worth
mentioning that teachers who want to work with song lyrics should have clear teaching
objectives, check the lyrics and the grammar. Moreover, it is advisable to choose the
song where the key structure or vocabulary repeats often.
As it was mentioned above, implementing music in our daily teaching has many
advantages. Music introduces magical atmosphere in our classrooms, integrates the
students and supports children's development. Thanks to music we connect the world
of leisure with the world of classroom, thus we create a perfect learning environment.
References:
Harmer, J. (2015), The Practice of English Language Teaching. Essex, England: Pearson
Heble, A., & Laver, M. (Eds.). (2016). Improvisation and music education: beyond the
classroom. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Zhou, J. (2015) The Value of Music in Children’s Enlightenment Education. Open Journal
of Social Sciences, 3, 200-206. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.312023.
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