The use of song in teaching English pronunciation : (students and teachers'perceptions)‎

الملخص EN

Teaching pronunciation is one of the difficulties faced by non-native speakers of English.

Libyan students are among the non-native speakers of English, who find pronunciation challenging.

Thus, adopting new methods of teaching pronunciation is paramount.

One of the proposed techniques and methods are songs.

Songs are thought to be useful methods of learning and teaching English pronunciation.

Therefore, this study aimed to identify the effect of using songs on improving English pronunciation.

For this purpose qualitative paradigm used in the study, a structured interview was employed to understand the perception of teachers and students of the use of songs to improve English pronunciation the data was analyzed thematically .

The finding of this study was the perception of teachers and students of the use of songs to improve English pronunciation, they both approved the use of songs to teach and learn English pronunciation.

This study suggests integrating songs as part of curricula or extracurricular activities.

However, precautions should be taken in consideration such as culture, age, and other affective variables.