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Effects of Song Lyrics on Developing Communicative Competence in a Foreign Language Classroom

While the music-language relationship is receiving attention from many neuroscientists, it is an area which still generates relatively little interest among researchers in the field of second language learning (Gilleece, 2006). There has been little research on music and songs as a pedagogical tool in foreign language classroom, and using music in the classroom has often been regarded as an Words & Music/Besede in glasba 22 entertainment vehicle rather than an instructional one. According to Li and Brand (2009), the language of songs, like real speech, is conversational, and lyrics are sung at a slower rate with more pauses between utterances. Therefore, authentic material presented to students through songs can be a good way of involving them in real life activities. The aim of this study is to show the effects song lyrics might have on the acquisition of English as a foreign language in terms of developing communicative competence. There will also be discussion of students' opinions about the use of songs in the classroom, as well as how much they are engaged in listening to English songs outside the classroom. The results obtained from the study will try to explain in what way various activities based on songs can help students to develop communicative competence, which is the main goal of every foreign language course, and at the same time can capture students’ attention and increase their motivation to learn.

song lyrics; communicative competence; English language learning

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