The Efficacy of Song Education to Develop English Proficiency for Chinese EFL Majors

Autor/inn/en	Xiaomei, Mai; Quansheng, Mai
Titel	The Efficacy of Song Education to Develop English Proficiency for Chinese EFL Majors
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 12, S.166-176 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Singing; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Pronunciation; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Intonation; Vocabulary Development; Majors (Students); Grammar; Cultural Awareness; College Students; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Pretests Posttests; Phonology; Instructional Effectiveness; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Aussprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Wortschatzarbeit; Grammatik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Collegestudent; Fonologie; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	This paper intends to examine the efficacy of song education to develop English proficiency in China's EFL context. By conducting a comparative study between two parallel classes and analyzing the results of forty-eight questionnaires, the paper reveals the following: 1) song education can help improve pronunciation and intonation skills to a great extent; 2) only carefully selected songs can be evidently helpful with the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar; and 3) song education makes it possible for students to be more culturally informed and culturally interested. Thus this paper casts some light on how song education can be employed as an effective strategy to develop English proficiency for English majors in China. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01