Are music and songs important in English language?

The conclusion sums up the most important findings of the practical part of the final paperwork – the questionnaire. On the basis of the theoretical background provided in the

first

part, in the

second

part, I have dealt with the

research

of

this

topic through an analysis of the questionnaire. I put emphasis on the variedness questions which could develop

students

´ level of English at lower-secondary school. One of the main aims of the

research

was to find out to what extent in music and

songs

are. Attention is

also

put on different teaching specializations, ages of their career and including music and

songs

in English classes. For analysis, I have created two different questionnaires. Each of these responses to a specific group of people –

students

from 6th to 9th grade and teachers at lower-secondary schools. The questionnaires represent a perfect example of questions that deal very well with

this

issue as song and music activities are included in the educational process of English lessons. It is

also

very beneficial that

songs

are not artificially created only for educational purposes. They are sometimes used as an activity to create a pleasant atmosphere in the class. There is

also

some information provided about the aims of the

songs

and the listening skills being developed by them.

However

, we do not work with them so often and lose the opportunity to improve learning not only listening but all skills step by step. There is another big goal of

this

research

which I successfully achieved. That was to make the

students

realise that song lyrics are not always comprehensible because

students

do not have experience with them or their knowledge of vocabulary is not so good. After putting the

research

into analysis and putting the song worksheet into practice, I have proven to myself the assumption that

songs

can represent a very suitable tool in language lessons. On top of that, it is the key to motivating our

students

and a much more effective tool than the ordinary exercises in their textbooks can offer.