THE ROLE OF MODERN SONGS IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

In order to maintain student’s interest in language learning when English is not seen as an important factor for their needs, teachers have to find creative ways to teach language and expand student’s motivation to learn. Learning English as an international language has a great importance in different levels of education in Kazakhstan, but unfortunately most of the students are not satisfied with their abilities in English after studying it for several years in their school. Of course, there are different reasons for this problem, but one of the reasons which is the concern of this study is lack of motivation. The most promising and effective in the classroom of a foreign language is the use of musical clarity, in particular modern popular song material, as a support. The choice of modern foreign music is determined by its cognitive value, an adequate reflection of the characteristics of life, culture and life, the way of thinking of the inhabitants of the countries of the language being studied. In addition, the use of musical material in the classroom can enhance the motivational factor, create a favorable psychological climate in the classroom, improve the efficiency of studying grammar and vocabulary. Moreover, it is well known that when a student learns a foreign language and then does not use it for several years, after some time he forgets almost everything except a few songs that he has learned.

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