The Impacts of English Songs on the Pronunciation of ESL Learners

Author(s) : Tania Ali Khan

Abstract:

Pronunciation is one of the most important components of speaking skills, if one has poor pronouncing abilities, their message may not be understood by the audience. There are many techniques to improve the pronunciation of the English language. But song media is considered a precise comprehensible and direct media to learn pronunciation. This research aims to study the impacts of English songs on the pronunciation of learners and how it can be used to improve the ESL learners’ pronunciation. The study uses a quasi-experimental research design and the sampling technique is purposive. The participants of the study are 10 students of English language and literature (MUL). These participants are divided into experimental and control groups. A total of 3 meetings are conducted with the groups. The data is collected in form of tests. Test results helped in estimating the correct and incorrect words which are pronounced by the two groups. A comparison is drawn on the attained result, which eventually helped in drawing the conclusion that English songs are a very effective and result-oriented technique to improve the pronunciation of the learners.
Key words: English songs, English language, ESL learners, Language teaching & Pronunciation