The article highlights the mechanisms of music and songs` influence on students` motivation, better acquiring of new material, developing of speech skills, creative and cognitive abilities and lowering the affective filter while teaching a foreign language. Theoretical grounds of using songs as a teaching method are based on works by Russian and foreign linguists and teachers. Examples of practical using this approach in English classes in KNRTU are presented.
обучение иностранному языку, песни, мотивация, эмоциональный фильтр, teaching a foreign language, songs, motivation, affective filter
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