The Impact of Song Lyrics on Improving Sudanese EFL Students Speaking Fluency Case study: UPP Students of Ahfad University for Women

Abstract

The aim of this study is to measure the impact of using song lyrics in improving the Students’ Oral skills. The study is conducted for the University Preparatory Programme UPP students at Ahfad University for women, Sudan. For the purpose of this study the researcher utilized a discussion focus group which is a qualitative method. A number of (30) UPP students from Ahfahd University represent the research population as a discussion group and a well selected (20) song lyrics are integrated in the ELF teaching materials and taught by the researcher. The researcher prepared a checklist to evaluate the progress made with the students’ oral skills after the song lyrics are integrated and used with the teaching materials they study. The study has come out with the result that the use of song lyrics improves the students’ oral skills communicatively and significantly.