Pop lyrics and mobile language learning: Prospects and challenges
Faculty/Professorship: | English and Historical Linguistics |
Author(s): | Werner, Valentin ![]() |
Title of the compilation: | Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications |
Corporate Body: | Information Resources Management Association |
Publisher Information: | Hershey, PA : IGI Global |
Year of publication: | 2019 |
Pages: | 342-359 |
Language(s): | English |
DOI: | 10.4018/978-1-5225-7663-1.ch016 |
Abstract: | Pop lyrics represent a rich, but underused resource in language teaching in both institutional and informal contexts. This is striking in view of analyses from the fields of motivational and cognitive psy-chology, didactics as well as linguistics, which all provide evidence for the inherent potential of pop lyrics. This paper will first take a closer look at arguments in favor of exploiting pop lyrics for learning purposes. Next, it will outline gateway steps and potential difficulties on the way toward using lyrics in a video/lyrics app tailored to the requirements of an informal, gamified and learner-centered setting. In conclusion, the authors suggest that pop lyrics can be used effectively to establish a connection to the world of the learner both within and beyond the language classroom. However, there remain a number of technical and methodological challenges that have to be overcome to create a fully adaptable and flexible framework for using lyrics in mobile-assisted language learning. |
Keywords: | pop culture, lyrics, CALL, MALL, language learning |
Peer Reviewed: | Ja |
International Distribution: | Ja |
Type: | Contribution to an Articlecollection |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/45339 |
Year of publication: | 21. February 2019 |
Awards: | Habilitationspreis des Deutschen Anglistenverbands |

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