Exploring the influences of English songs on EFL juniors' listening skill development at Nguyen Tat Thanh University

Abstract : This study mainly investigated the influences of English songs on EFL juniors’ listening skill development at Nguyen Tat Thanh University. The study aimed to determine whether English songs would enhance students’ listening comprehension, the benefits of English songs on their listening skill improvement, learning experiences with English songs, and some challenges of English songs on the listening skill development. The study used quantitative and qualitative methods through the questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The results showed that students’ listening skills had improved significantly. Through English songs, students were able to improve many other abilities, including better vocabulary recognition, better understanding of different accents, and improved comprehension of spoken English in a more natural way. The study found that English songs were an effective supplementary tool in EFL listening instruction and recommended that they should be incorporated into curriculum to help university-level learners have more enjoyable and authentic language learning experiences.