Songs in English as a strategy to strengthen pronunciation in teaching english as a foreign language

Abstract

This paper proposes the use of music as a resource to work on oral expression in English as a foreign language, specifically in the improvement of pronunciation, which is an elemental aspect if effective communication is to be achieved. In that sense, the general objective of this research was to promote the improvement of English pronunciation in fourth grade students of Liceo Técnico Superior school, through the use of songs. The study population were girls and boys between the ages of 8 and 10 years old.