Learning English through songs can be said to be a traditional method, applied in many places around the world and bringing learners amazing results.
However, many places in Vietnam are applying this method incorrectly. Understanding that, EnglishTop will guide readers on the right way to learn English through songs - improving learning efficiency and absorption ability.
Songs are a powerful tool to help you learn English pronunciation, but they are also a knife that will kill your pronunciation if you choose the wrong singer. Absolutely do not listen haphazardly, many people often make the mistake of listening when encountering English - that is indeed a mistake. What I want to convey here is that you need to choose singers who actually come from countries where English is their mother tongue, so that it will be effective. If you're still wondering, famous singers on Youtube are not a bad idea! You can absolutely listen to songs by Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Adam Levine,... to learn pronunciation.
Absolutely do not choose music groups like Big Bang, SNSD,... which are Asian music groups that sing in English to learn pronunciation. The writer does not intend to offend or criticize anything, simply because they may be very good at foreign languages, but they are still Asian so imperfect pronunciation with such an accent will affect learning. your.
Many centers often rely on songs to convey grammar to students. This is a common misconception in Vietnam. As we know, song lyrics are words and lines of communication, and those words can be grammatically incorrect. Furthermore, musicians also have the habit of deliberately "wrong" grammar to make the song impressive and go deeper into the hearts of listeners. Learning English through songs helps increase the ability to remember and absorb up to 50% compared to the usual way of learning. It's painful when you remember the "wrong" things longer than the "right" things.
The advice for you is that we only learn pronunciation through songs, but we learn grammar or vocabulary by other methods. That's not to say that every song is grammatically incorrect, but if you study on your own and can't check whether it's correct or not – It's best not to!
Another small note is that we can only read the lyrics in English, absolutely not read the Vietnamese lyrics. At some YouTube channels that sing karaoke of foreign Vietnamese songs, mistakes are not uncommon. All you need to do is go to Youtube and search with the following syntax: "Song name + Lyrics". Choose videos with black background and white text because those are the videos with the most accurate lyrics. Listen to them and sing along. Choose the vocabulary you find most impressive, listen carefully to how that word is pronounced, and sing out loud just with that word.
Advice for readers is to choose ballad songs, not EDM songs, rap songs, etc. Firstly, EDM songs often have more music than lyrics, or repeat a few lines over and over again. so we don't learn much. Second, in EDM songs there is often low frequency bass, you may not hear it but it has a very bad effect on the brain. Furthermore, EDM songs often "mix" sentences together, changing the singer's voice, making the sentence no longer pronounce correctly. As for songs that contain rap, it's simply very difficult for us to sing along.
Once you know the song, it's time to sing it out loud. You don't need to understand what the song says, nor do you need to understand the vocabulary you're pronouncing, you just need to play the entire song. When we make a sound, the jaw muscles work, accompanied by stimulation of the surrounding nerves. These stimulated nerves will quickly transmit signals to the brain, stimulating the brain's ability to function. Thanks to that, our learning to pronounce individual vocabulary becomes more convenient and effective.
In addition, choosing music that matches the brain wave frequency will increase the brain's performance, once again promoting our learning process. Some songs that Ecorp experts consider to match the brain wave frequency are "Writing on the walls" by Sam Smith, "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley, ... Readers can consider: Not only learn pronunciation through those songs but also use them as a brain stimulation tool to help increase learning performance.
Above are all of my notes EnglishTop about the method of learning English through songs. Wish you all good study!