Take an English trip with Music🎵

 Lyricstrainning

- Enjoy learning English with music

👏 Today, I want to recommend a website which is called Lyricstraining. The link is here.

🎶Introduction

Lyrics training is a website that uses songs (lyrics) to learn languages. There are not only English songs, but also songs in many other languages to choose from. The learning method is to fill in the blanks in the lyrics while watching the song video. There are four difficulty levels to choose from (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert), and the difficulty is progressive. It's really an interesting tool.

🎶How to use it

The most convenient thing is that you can use it directly WITHOUT REGISTERING on the website.

There are two videos which introduce this website and show people how to use it. Two modes of this website are demonstrated. One is about the Write Mode and the other is about the Choice Mode.

🎶Analysis

Advantages

Motivation

• Related to personal interest. There are different genres in LyricsTraining which students can choose based on their own favorites. Interest is the best teacher!

• Turn learning into a challenging but interesting game. Language learning is not all about reading textbooks or mechanically exercises the knowledge taught by teachers in class. Students can choose the appropriate practice mode and difficulty level according to themselves. This process also adds entertainment elements into learning. Students will have more passion to insist on this practice.

Autonomy

• Suitable for home learners. When using this website, an electronic device can only have one player at a time. From this perspective, it is more suitable for students to study at home. Of course, in school, teachers can also use the break to let one or two volunteers (students) try to practice in front of the class.

• Be responsible for personal choices. As mentioned before, choosing to use which website, which level of difficulty and which mode of practice are students' independent choices. Teachers give students enough space for  self-development and they will take the initiative to complete with the sense of responsibility.

Authentic

• There are not only a lot of songs, but also a lot of movies and clips. A large number of available materials can guide students learn more about the native speakers' accents in the world. Accent is important because in listening comprehension tests. The most important thing is that they are authentic!

Disadvantages

Limited Computer or Internet Access

• A computer or tablet with Internet access is necessary for using this tool. Using these digital devices especially in some schools could be impossible. (Because many schools in China prohibit students from taking electronic equipment to school and they will not distribute tablets to every student).

Limitations: Pronunciation, Accent, and Speed of Speech

• These limitations could prevent students from listening correctly. Because each singer's pronunciation, accent and speaking speed are different, some exercises that are considered for beginners are not really suitable for learners who are totally green hands of English. The design of different level can not only depend on the proportion of missing words. It still need to think carefully.

🎶Conclusion 

In short, learning English with this website is like a game, accompanied by good music. It could be both interesting and challenging. So, the result could be polarizing: you gonna love this way of learning, or you will hate the song that you used to love so much. (Just like me, I do not want to hear the song that I practice here for so so so many times😭)

But if you don't try, you'll never know whether it's suitable for you or not!😋