Essays about: "Songs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 151 essays containing the word Songs.

  1. 1. Songs influence on vocabulary and language acquisition in the EFL classroom : Sångers inflytande på ordförådd och språkinlärning i Engelska som främmnade språk

    University essay from

    Author : Olivia Kronvall; Johanna Grandin; [2024]
    Keywords : EFL English as a foreign language ; ESL English as a second language ; Vocabulary; Language acquisition; Communicative tools; Singing of songs; Young Learners;

    Abstract : This paper explores the impact of incorporating songs in the English classroom and will focus on young student’s development of vocabulary and language acquisition. The aim is more driven towards singing, and how that can be a beneficial communicative tool for young language learners in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hit song analysis on the Swedish music market : An exploration of hit song classification

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : David Hurtig; Petter Lager; [2023]
    Keywords : Music; Audio; Machine-learning; Hit-songs; Hit song prediction;

    Abstract : Assessing hit song potential is a challenge in the music industry. The question of what song to promote, which song to release first and whether or not it will succeed has always been an issue for stakeholders in the music business. The ability to statistically evaluate hit song potential is a growing field with several studies exploring the topic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Song Popularity Prediction with Deep Learning : Investigating predictive power of low level audio features

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Gustaf Holst; Jan Niia; [2023]
    Keywords : machine learning; deep learning; audio;

    Abstract : Today streaming services are the most popular way to consume music, and with this the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR) has exploded. Tangy market is a music investment platform and they want to use MIR techniques to estimate the value of not yet released songs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sentence Stress in Songs: The Potential of Using Authentic Songs for Teaching English Sentence Stress to EFL Learners in Swedish Lower-Secondary School

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Teo Mattiasson; [2023]
    Keywords : sentence stress; pronunciation teaching; musical instruction; English as a foreign language; English songs; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Using music as a tool for teaching a foreign language has been shown to positively affect the language learning process (Balčytytė-Kurtinienė, 2018; Cañete García et al., 2022; Heidari- Shahreza & Moinzadeh, 2012), and this essay suggests that authentic English songs can be used in the teaching of EFL in lower-secondary school in Sweden to efficiently meet many aspects of the syllabus. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Yulong Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

    Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. READ MORE