TY - JOUR T1 - Non-native English teachers’ views on the use of music and songs in teaching English as a foreign language to primary school learners TT - Non-native English teachers’ views on the use of music and songs in teaching English as a foreign language to primary school learners AU - Agaj Avdıu, Teuta PY - 2021 DA - December DO - 10.12975/rastmd.20219310 JF - Rast Musicology Journal JO - RMJ PB - Genç Bilge Yayıncılık WT - DergiPark SN - 2147-7361 SP - 3105 EP - 3120 VL - 9 IS - 3 LA - en AB - Teaching English to children through music has gained considerableattention. The use of songs in the English language classroom has becomea subject that has increasingly drawn more interests. This is because songshave many values of language. Songs could be particularly effective forsupporting foreign language teaching. Implementing educational songs inteaching English to young learners can develop students’ pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar. This study illustrates the situation of teachingEnglish through songs in the time of Covid-19 pandemic in primary schoolsof Kosovo. The aim of this article is to examine current English teachers’views and perspectives towards the use of music and songs in the languageclassroom. The instrument used to obtain data is an interview for primaryschool teachers who teach English in different cities of Kosovo. Fiveteachers were interviewed to better understand their thoughts towardsmusic utilization into their language classrooms. Questions were mainlydesigned to elicit attitudes of participants related to the researchquestions. The results of the study indicate that English teachers havepositive attitudes toward the use of music in language teaching and viewsongs as a significant didactic tool that should be employed in EFL classes.Regarding the utilization of music and songs in the context of Covid 19pandemic, teachers did not face any difficulties during online learning,on the contrary the music activities kept the enthusiasm alive and madelearning interesting and fun. However, during face-to-face learning, thepandemic has affected the employment of songs in the English languageclasses as the students have to use hand sanitizers all the time and wearmasks while singing songs. Teachers have also restricted the movementand group work which might have sought the touching of hands with oneanother and so on. KW - Music KW - English teaching KW - Young learners (YLs) KW - songs KW - foreign language N2 - Teaching English to children through music has gained considerableattention. The use of songs in the English language classroom has becomea subject that has increasingly drawn more interests. This is because songshave many values of language. Songs could be particularly effective forsupporting foreign language teaching. Implementing educational songs inteaching English to young learners can develop students’ pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar. This study illustrates the situation of teachingEnglish through songs in the time of Covid-19 pandemic in primary schoolsof Kosovo. The aim of this article is to examine current English teachers’views and perspectives towards the use of music and songs in the languageclassroom. The instrument used to obtain data is an interview for primaryschool teachers who teach English in different cities of Kosovo. Fiveteachers were interviewed to better understand their thoughts towardsmusic utilization into their language classrooms. Questions were mainlydesigned to elicit attitudes of participants related to the researchquestions. The results of the study indicate that English teachers havepositive attitudes toward the use of music in language teaching and viewsongs as a significant didactic tool that should be employed in EFL classes.Regarding the utilization of music and songs in the context of Covid 19pandemic, teachers did not face any difficulties during online learning,on the contrary the music activities kept the enthusiasm alive and madelearning interesting and fun. However, during face-to-face learning, thepandemic has affected the employment of songs in the English languageclasses as the students have to use hand sanitizers all the time and wearmasks while singing songs. Teachers have also restricted the movementand group work which might have sought the touching of hands with oneanother and so on. CR - 1. Arévalo, E. (2010). The use of songs as a tool to work on listening and culture in EFL classes. 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