THE ROLE OF SONGS IN COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

Songs are sources of authentic language used in the real world by real people. Songs can serve as a source of new vocabulary for students as they provide new words in a meaningful context. Teachers can use songs in different ways and students can guess the meaning of the new words either from the song itself or through the exercises and with potential help from the teacher. Songs can work well as examples of specific grammatical structures, also they can provide certain cultural knowledge. Due to songs the lessons become more active and motivating.The paper discusses the ways of teaching English through songs, the types of activities to be included in the song-based lesson plan. The paper also provides information about a number of helpful online applications and resources such as Tube Quizzard and Lyrics Training.