An investigation on English language teachers' perceptions towards using songs in teaching English to young learners

The purpose of this study is to investigate primary state school EFL teachers' perceptions of using songs in English language teaching. The participants of the study were 40 English language teachers working at primary state schools in İstanbul, Turkey. 40 EFL teachers participated in a survey, 8 of the participants attended unstructured interview. The data of this study were gathered through a survey and unstructured interviews. The data collected through the survey was interpreted via SPSS and the data collected through interviews was subjected to content analysis. The findings of the study showed that the teachers are aware that songs offer many benefits for young learners. First of all, a great majority of the teachers believe that young learners improve their language skills by the help of songs. Secondly, a vast majority of the teachers think songs arouse young learners' interest in the classroom and make the language learning process entertaining. The teachers also think that songs are helpful to decrease the students' fears about toward learning English and create a safe learning environment for young learners. Next, the teachers believe that students learn vocabulary easily through songs.