What is Lyrics Training?
Have you ever heard about Lyrics Training before? You would be glad because you found this website like I do! This is because learning foreign languages is never been so fun until Russell introduced a cool website called Lyrics Training!
So what it is? Lyrics Training is a website where you can learn foreign languages (currently offers English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch) in an exciting way! it would be perfect tool for your students to learn English language because this website allows the,m to improve their English through their favorite music and songs! Learning English does not have to be dry and full of boring memorization anymore because with Lyrics Training, your students can sing along while doing something useful. The most important part is, this website is free and no registration is required!
How it works?
First of all, go to Lyrics Training website. Secondly, choose any song that you like and select one of the three mastery levels; beginner, intermediate or expert. As the video begins to play, the songs lyrics appear underneath with several blank spaces fro you to fill in the missing words while the song is sung. If you don's know the word, the video stops playing until you can come up with the correct word. It keeps track of the time you take to fill the blanks and the score is given based in the time taken. Click the "Give Up!" button to see words that elude you. You can sing along while you fill in the missing words!
Lyrics Training in ELT:
Advantages:
1) Lyrics Training allows your students to practice English in a fun way because they can listen and sing to their favorite songs while doing something useful. For example, practice listening and spelling. They can also enrich their vocabulary and practice typing at the same time.
2) It is user-friendly because it has three difficulty levels; beginner, intermediate and expert. This may help your students to choose the level according to their ability (English language proficiency), typing speed and familiarity with the song.
3) The way this tool works can help to reduce the anxiety level in learning English especially for the lower level students as there is no pressure while filling in the missing words. This is because, the music stops when they get stumped and they can always replay and listen to the songs again in order to get the correct words.
4) It encourage healthy competition between the students as this tool also allow the users to keep track and save their scores. However, in order to enable this, your students have to register and have their own account.
5) You can also create learners autonomy among your students and encourage them to use this tool at their own time.
Disadvantages:
1) Sometimes, the lyrics cannot be understood despite being replay several times. This may lead to frustration to the students.
2)Some students may prefer other ways to learn English rather than through songs and music. Lack of interest in music or singing may be a burden for them if you decide to use this tool in your classroom.
