Musical covers to enhance oral expression on second year high-school students

Abstract

The practice of oral expression in the English language constitutes a topic of special interest that concerns both students and foreign language teachers. The present state of the art aims to offer through a brief, representative and non-exhaustive bibliographic review in relation to the recording of musical covers and their influence on the consolidation and development of oral expression on Second Year High-School Students. Oral ability has become the most complex communicative ability to train mainly due to its practical component. This article provides theoretical arguments in relation to the use and application of musical covers of songs in English. In addition, six indicators of the effectiveness of the musical versions are revealed: (1) memory recall, vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation and fluency, (2) students' confidence in speaking the language, (3) students' motivation to learn, (4) anxiety levels in learners (5) autonomy, self-expression and well-being, (6) cross-disciplinary learning. The findings of this study may serve as a reference to carry out additional research on the use of recordings of musical covers in videos to improve students' oral skills.