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Monday, May 26, 2014

Recognizing English Vocabulary, Pronunciation and its Meaning / translation through Music


Many people have their own style in Learning English. I found seven learning styles from learning-styles-online.com :

Visual (spatial): You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.
  Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music.
  Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing.
  Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.
  Logical (mathematical): You prefer using logic, reasoning and systems.
  Social (interpersonal): You prefer to learn in groups or with other people.
  Solitary (intrapersonal): You prefer to work alone and use self-study.

Well, I am not going to explain all those kinds of styles. However, if you are feeling curious what they are, just click those links. :D

Today, I would like to share my thought to you that is how to recognize new vocabulary and pronunciation through listening to Music. Okay, let’s do it step by step. Let’s say that you have a new song to listen that has just released by a singer and of course you want to sing that song too. Unfortunately, you do not know how to sing it because you still do not know the lyric yet. It means that you have to recognize the lyric. It is so simple how to get the lyric because it spreads all around the world (internet). Just ask Sir Google; he certainly is going to give you the answer. Okay now you already have the lyric.


First, play the song without reading the lyric. Here, you will find out that you have an unrecognized vocabulary. Let you smile for a moment because it means you will get a new vocabulary. Second, look the unrecognized word/vocabulary on the lyric script. Try to pronounce it, and then ask yourself whether your pronunciation is clear or still wrong. Do not worry; when you have a wrong pronunciation, you are being fixed soon. Third, play the music with the lyric script in your hand. Read and pronounce the lyric while you are listening to the music, and I hope you have already been hypnotized by yourself that you are now have recognized the new vocabulary and the pronunciation. Congratulations! Moreover, you may not know what the meaning of the word you have just recognized is. It is very easy; just use the dictionary to find it out. Here you are, who have just mastered new vocabularies and the pronunciation. Good luck. 

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