The Impact of Lyrics Training Application on Enhancing Speaking Skills in A1-Level Students

Lyrics Training is a learning app that enhances oral expression skills, allowing students to learn a second language through music videos and the lyrics of their favorite songs. This study investigated the effectiveness of this application in improving speaking accuracy. 147 students from three institutions were divided into two groups of first and second-year high school (SDB and RCE). Additionally, two groups of dual enrollment students, who take classes at a university and come from different high school levels and institutions, were included. The study employed a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design. The results indicated that the application had a statistically significant effect on participants' language skills (p <0.001 according to the Wilcoxon test). The consistency of improvements in comprehension, language skills, pronunciation, and content understanding suggest that the intervention was comprehensive and effectively addressed all key aspects of language learning. Furthermore, when comparing high school students with those in dual enrollment roles, improvements were advantageous for high school students in comprehension and fluency (p<0.05 according to the Mann Whitney U test). Thus, this study provides compelling evidence of the effectiveness of using songs in the speech of students learning English A1.