Lately I have been getting email requests for the lyrics of 'La Pared' by Joe Veras. Most requestors indicated that they were learning Spanish and would like the lyrics of the song. These requests have peaked my curiosity. I totally agree that song lyrics are a great not to mention fun way to learn a language. This type of learning is like an all inclusive deal in my opinion meaning the lyrics could have good grammar, bad grammar, colloquial expressions, idioms, slang etc. but the end result is the same you will know more vocabulary, expressions and understand more than you did before. A perfect example is the thread in this forum titled 'Tumbao'. Something so simple could have two different interpretations. One aspect about songs for learning a language that always amazes me is the title. Sometimes if I am not familiar with the artist or genre just by reading the song titles I know right away if it's a Cuban, Dominican, Colombian etc. artist because of the expressions in the title. There are some titles of songs that I am curious about because the usage is slang (I will try to include them in the thread later on).
I would love to hear people's opinions and thoughts about songs as a language learning tool and which genre do think is the best for beginners, bachata, merengue, salsa or bolero. Also, how do the lyrics help or improve your language learning.
LDG
I would love to hear people's opinions and thoughts about songs as a language learning tool and which genre do think is the best for beginners, bachata, merengue, salsa or bolero. Also, how do the lyrics help or improve your language learning.
LDG
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