Using English Lyrics as a Tool for Language Learning: An Experimental Study

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to explore the efficacy of using English songs in ESL courses as a method of acquiring the English language. Urdu is both the students' mother tongue and the medium of instruction at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), so the researcher used this study to experiment and explore the use of selected English songs to develop language skills among undergraduate students in their third semester at MANUU whose mother tongue is Urdu. With the help of pre-test and post-test questionnaires, a select group of students are put to the test regarding their level of English proficiency both before (without the use of English songs) and after (with the use of English songs) the study. The test is administered both without the use of English songs and with the use of English songs. After that, the students were asked questions to determine whether or not the English songs that were used as a language learning aid were successful in increasing students' abilities to communicate in English. The findings demonstrated that utilising English songs in an ESL setting is not only useful but also engaging for the purposes of teaching and acquiring English language skills.