Thursday, 11 October 2012

A fun way of spelling words!


Lyricstraining.com is definitely a fun way of learning new vocabulary therough the music video and song lyrics. With the existence of this website, teachers can have a creative way of teaching students pronounciation and vocabulary.

Students can choose a variety of songs from 7 languages to sing! Isn't that great?



In this website, there are three level of beginner, intermediate and expert. It is also suitable for students at various age. They can choose their own favourite song and listen to it many times. 

In classroom, teacher can make use of this website to improve students' listening skill and pronunciation skill from the lyrics. Teacher may use the exercise like filling in the blanks with the right words.  



Advantage

1. It is interesting and fun.

2. Students will not be bored.

3. Students can choose their favourite songs as well. 

4. They can memorize the phrase and sentence easily because the rhythm is very catchy. 

5. Foster autonomous learning among the students. This website will make the students not too dependent on teachers. 

Disadvantage

1. In Malaysia context, the internet connection is very scarce. In government school, the fund is limited therefore facilities such as computers are limited.

2. Some of the video clips are not suitable for primary school students. Some of the clips may contain inappropriate scenes.

3. Some teachers are too comfortable with the traditional method of teaching.

4. Some of the words used in the lyrics are not suitable for students.

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