Applying the “long term patient, short term impatient” mindset to second language acquisition

Applying the “long term patient, short term impatient” mindset to second language acquisition
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Can music be used to help students improve pronunciation? How do you music with your class to improve pronunciation?
Listening to the song and trying to identify some words by ear. Once the students pick a song they can start listening to it, without reading the lyrics first. In this step they get to focus on what they hear, and not what they understand; this way the students will get their ear used to hearing English sounds, even if they’re not too sure about the words. The idea is to avoid reading altogether, so that this does not interfere with the students’ understanding nor pronunciation development. In this step, it is also important to note down all of the words or expressions that they recognized, as this will be an indicator of their progress later on.
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