Learning English through Music

Music with Martha

Can music help me learn English?

What the Research Says

Dictionary: Research Parts of Speech 

Noun What does the research say about music and language?

Verb Last week, I researched the topic of music and language learning.

Today, I will share my research with you. (noun or verb?) Pronunciation 

rih suhrch ri suhrch  

Definition (n) An intellectual investigation and study to obtain and analyze

information… Translation

investigación

Can music help me learn a language?What the Research Says

You can read some of the research in

Bob Lake’s article

“Music and Language Learning”

The OAL Connection, Fall 2002

Bob Lake has been using music in the ESL classroom for over a decade.

http://www.dtae.org/adultlit/connections/music.html

What the Research Says: 1

Learning occurs in an environment of high stimulation and low anxiety.

What the Research Says: 1

http://babel.altavista.com/tr

Learning occurs in an environment El aprender ocurre en un ambiente

of high stimulation and del alto estímulo y

low anxiety. de ansiedad baja.

What the Research Says: 1

New vocabulary word: filter

According to the theory, the emotional state of the learner acts as a filter that permits or stops input.

What the Research Says: 1

According to the theory, Según la teoría, the emotional state of the learner el estado emocional del principiante

acts as a filter that allows or stops input. actúa como filtro que permita o pare la entrada de informacion.

http://babel.altavista.com/tr

What the Research Says: 2

Music uses both hemispheres of the brain.

Drawings

Metaphors

Illustrated instructions

Verbal

Concrete examples

Written instructions

Music

What the Research Says: 3

Language learners need information and practice at their own level of competency

“plus one,” or just a bit more of the next level.

What the Research Says: 3

Song lyrics help with “plus one.” The chorus is like a hook. Students learn the

chorus and use it to learn the rest of the lyrics.

New vocabulary: Hook

What the Research Says

Chorus

Verses

Repetitive

Easy to learn

Harder to learn

More words

Do not repeat

Got a Reason

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Got a Reason: Chorus

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for loving again I’ve got love in my heart.

Grammar: got milk?

Correct Grammar: Have you got milk?

Grammar Lesson

When have is used to speak about possession, relationships and other states, it is possible to use both have and have got: My parents have a house in the country. My parents have got a house in the country. She has many brothers and sisters. She has got many brothers and sisters. I have a cold. I have got a cold.

Got a Reason: Chorus

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for loving again

I’ve got love in my heart.

Grammar Lesson

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh I have a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh I have a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…

Got a reason for loving again I have a reason for loving again

I’ve got love in my heart. I have got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

No reason to cry anymore…no…no…oh No reason to sigh anymore…no…no…oh No reason to die anymore…no…no…oh I’ve got love in my heart.

Grammar Lesson

No reason to cry anymore…no…no…oh I don’t have a reason to cry anymore. I haven’t got a reason to cry anymore.

No reason to sigh anymore…no…no…oh I don’t have a reason to sigh anymore. I haven’t got a reason to sigh anymore.

No reason to die anymore. I don’t have a reason to die anymore. I haven’t got a reason to die anymore.

I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Verse

Monday – I was all alone. Tuesday – I sat by the phone. Wednesday – I cried and I cried. Thursday – Oh, I thought I’d die. Friday – I started to pray. Saturday – I smiled all day. Sunday – Oh, the heavens did part. I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for loving again I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

No reason to cry anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to sigh anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to die anymore I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Verse

Monday – I was all alone. Tuesday – I sat by the phone. Wednesday – I cried and I cried. Thursday – Oh, I thought I’d die. Friday – I started to pray. Saturday – I smiled all day. Sunday – Oh, the heavens did part. I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for loving again I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

No reason to cry anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to sigh anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to die anymore I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Verse

Monday – I was all alone. Tuesday – I sat by the phone. Wednesday – I cried and I cried. Thursday – Oh, I thought I’d die. Friday – I started to pray. Saturday – I smiled all day. Sunday – Oh, the heavens did part. I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

Got a reason for living again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for laughing again…uh…huh…huh

Got a reason for loving again I’ve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: Chorus

No reason to cry anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to sigh anymore…no…no…oh

No reason to die anymore. I’ve got love in my heart. I’ve got love in my heart. I’ve got love in my heart.

Give a Little Love

By Ziggy Marley

Give a Little Love: Chorus

We’ve got to give a little love Have a little hope Make this world a little better. Try a little more Harder than before Let’s do what we can do together. Whoa, oh, oh We can make it even better, yeah! Oh, oh, oh, la, la, la Only if we try.

Give a Little Love: Chorus

Livin’ in this crazy world. So caught up in the confusion. Nothin’ is makin’ sense. For me and you. Maybe we can find a way. There’s got to be a solution. How to make a brighter day. What do we do?

Give a Little Love: Chorus

We’ve got to give a little love Have a little hope Make this world a little better. Try a little more Harder than before Let’s do what we can do together. Whoa, oh, oh We can make it even better, yeah! Oh, oh, oh, la, la, la Only if we try.

Give a Little Love: Chorus

Got the wars on our minds Got the troubles on our shoulders Sometimes it seems so much What we go through. Maybe if we take the time Time to understand each other We can learn to make it right. What do we do?

Give a Little Love: Chorus

We’ve got to give a little love Have a little hope Make this world a little better. Try a little more Harder than before Let’s do what we can do together. Whoa, oh, oh We can make it even better, yeah! Oh, oh, oh, la, la, la Only if we try.