Introduction:

 

Hey everyone! Welcome to this week's club discussion. We're diving into a popular method many of us use: learning English through music! Listening to songs in English is fun and everywhere, but does it actually help us improve our language skills? Let's share our experiences, opinions, and tips on this topic.

 

To get the conversation started, please consider these questions:

 

1.  Do you believe listening to English songs is an effective way to learn English? Why or why not?

2.  What are the main benefits you get (or think you could get) from learning English through music? (e.g., vocabulary, pronunciation, listening skills, understanding culture/slang, motivation)

3.  What are the biggest challenges or downsides you've faced (or can think of) when trying to learn this way? (e.g., fast singing, unclear lyrics, slang, misheard words, focusing only on the tune)

4.  Can you share an example? Has a specific English song ever taught you a useful new word, phrase, or helped improve your pronunciation? Tell us about it!

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1.  Do you believe listening to English songs is an effective way to learn English? Why or why not?

I don't think that's an effective way.

First, the lyrics are too short. That means a person needs to listen to so many songs. And usually the topics in songs are limited.

Second, some words' pronounciations are changed based on the song's rythems and the singer's accent. Unless accents learning are needed, it's quite easy to learn inaccurate accents.

Third, learning English via English songs has the risk of over-reliance. People are easy to notice the catchy tunes and ignore the lyrics. And sometimes "learning English via English songs" can be an excuse of avoiding learning English.

2.  What are the main benefits you get (or think you could get) from learning English through music? (e.g., vocabulary, pronunciation, listening skills, understanding culture/slang, motivation)

I think mainly motivation and different cultures. Of course some songs have many verbal uses that we usually cannot touch. But for vocabulary... it is of little use.