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The most important
goal of ‘Sing English’ is to have fun,
and yet there are real and valuable
outcomes for participants. 
The phrase, ‘That song stuck in my
head’, seems to reinforce the idea that
songs work on our short, and long-term,
memory. To forget much of what we have
learnt in conventional classes appears
to be common, and yet most people can
easily recall songs, even those learnt
at a very early age.
It seems our brains have a natural
propensity to repeat what we hear in our
environment in order to make sense of
it, this involuntary repetition has been
suggested as an example of Chomsky’s
‘language acquisition device’. For
many people songs strongly activate the
repetition mechanism of language
acquisition. When combined with the
relaxation of being involved in a
pleasurable activity, this can greatly
increase the singers’ ability to
remember.
Songs in general use simple,
conversational language, with a lot of
repetition, which is just what language
teachers look for as effective learning
resources.
 Thought
songs on their own will not teach you
how to speak a new language, they are
extremely effective in:
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