Learning English through Music

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Can music help me learn English?What the Research Says

Dictionary: ResearchParts of SpeechNounWhat does the research say about music and language?VerbLast week, I researched the topic of music and language learning.Today, I will share my research with you. (noun or verb?)Pronunciationrih suhrch ri suhrchDefinition (n)An intellectual investigation and study to obtain and analyze informationTranslationinvestigacin

Can music help me learn a language?What the Research SaysYou can read some of the research in Bob Lakes articleMusic and Language LearningThe 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: 1Learning occurs in an environment of high stimulation and low anxiety.

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Learning occurs in an environmentEl aprender ocurre en un ambienteof high stimulation and del alto estmulo ylow anxiety. de ansiedad baja.

What the Research Says: 1New 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: 1According to the theory, Segn la teora, the emotional state of the learner el estado emocional del principiante acts as a filter that allows or stops input.acta como filtro que permita o pare la entrada de informacion.

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What the Research Says: 2Music uses both hemispheres of the brain.DrawingsMetaphorsIllustrated instructionsVerbalConcrete examplesWritten instructions Music

What the Research Says: 3Language learners need information and practice at their own level of competencyplus one, or just a bit more of the next level.

What the Research Says: 3Song 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 SaysChorusVersesRepetitiveEasy to learnHarder to learnMore wordsDo not repeat

Got a ReasonHigherpraise.com Higherpraise.org Higherpraise.net

Reworded by Martha Rankin

Got a Reason: ChorusGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.

Grammar: got milk?

Correct Grammar:Have you got milk?

Grammar LessonWhen 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: ChorusGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.

Grammar LessonGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhI have a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhI have a reason for laughing againuhhuhGot a reason for loving againI have a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.I have got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusNo reason to cry anymorenonoohNo reason to sigh anymorenonoohNo reason to die anymorenonoohIve got love in my heart.

Grammar LessonNo reason to cry anymorenonoohI dont have a reason to cry anymore.I havent got a reason to cry anymore.No reason to sigh anymorenonoohI dont have a reason to sigh anymore.I havent got a reason to sigh anymore.No reason to die anymore.I dont have a reason to die anymore.I havent got a reason to die anymore.Ive got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: VerseMonday I was all alone.Tuesday I sat by the phone.Wednesday I cried and I cried.Thursday Oh, I thought Id die.Friday I started to pray.Saturday I smiled all day.Sunday Oh, the heavens did part.Ive got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusNo reason to cry anymorenonoohNo reason to sigh anymorenonoohNo reason to die anymoreIve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: VerseMonday I was all alone.Tuesday I sat by the phone.Wednesday I cried and I cried.Thursday Oh, I thought Id die.Friday I started to pray.Saturday I smiled all day.Sunday Oh, the heavens did part.Ive got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusNo reason to cry anymorenonoohNo reason to sigh anymorenonoohNo reason to die anymoreIve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: VerseMonday I was all alone.Tuesday I sat by the phone.Wednesday I cried and I cried.Thursday Oh, I thought Id die.Friday I started to pray.Saturday I smiled all day.Sunday Oh, the heavens did part.Ive got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusGot a reason for living againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for laughing againuhhuhhuhGot a reason for loving againIve got love in my heart.

Got a Reason: ChorusNo reason to cry anymorenonoohNo reason to sigh anymorenonoohNo reason to die anymore.Ive got love in my heart.Ive got love in my heart.Ive got love in my heart.

Give a Little LoveBy Ziggy Marley

Give a Little Love: ChorusWeve got to give a little loveHave a little hopeMake this world a little better.Try a little moreHarder than beforeLets 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: ChorusLivin in this crazy world.So caught up in the confusion.Nothin is makin sense.For me and you.Maybe we can find a way.Theres got to be a solution.How to make a brighter day.What do we do?

Give a Little Love: ChorusWeve got to give a little loveHave a little hopeMake this world a little better.Try a little moreHarder than beforeLets 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: ChorusGot the wars on our mindsGot the troubles on our shouldersSometimes it seems so muchWhat we go through.Maybe if we take the timeTime to understand each otherWe can learn to make it right.What do we do?

Give a Little Love: ChorusWeve got to give a little loveHave a little hopeMake this world a little better.Try a little moreHarder than beforeLets 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.