A new app will soon help more than 50,000 Israeli students learn English through popular music.
“There is so much research out there that shows how music can help students learn,” says Michael Peled, founder and CEO of Singit.“Getting kids to interact (互动) with words in real life through music is a very useful learning tool, and we are finding that it also works for dyslexic (朗读困难的) and special education students.”
Students can listen on their phones or computers to music from a sea of songs and follow along with the lyrics a on the screen. When they see a word that they don’t recognize, they can click (点击) the word. With the help of AI and Machine Learning technology, Singit offers other songs with the words they didn’t know. After hearing the song, students are given a test that tests them for the words they clicked on. Meanwhile, teachers can send students customized grammar tests.
“We work with a company called LyricFind that provides more than five million songs. Most schools won’t want to have many types of songs due to educational considerations, but that will still leave more than 100,000 songs they can hear,” Peled says.
“The first version (版本) of the app we built in 2017 was bad, but by 2019, we had a new version, and we tested it throughout 2020,” Peled says. Pilot tests show that the app increased students’ interaction with the English language by 62%.“ Singit was recently recognized by the Ministry of Education. Many schools, including ten special education schools, have already chosen the app,” Peled adds.“ By the end of the year, we will have about 53,000 users around the countr.” Peled has big plans for Singit.“ We are going to introduce Singit to Asia, Brazil, and other places where they teach English as a second language.”
【小题1】What is the main purpose of Singit?| A．To carry out customized music tests. |
| B．To offer free online music lessons for students. |
| C．To introduce students to popular Israeli songs. |
| D．To help students learn English through music. |
| A．Its future development. | B．Why it is important? |
| C．How it works. | D．It’s wide popularity. |
| A．By selecting pilot schools in Israel. | B．By providing a huge library of songs. |
| C．By developing AI learning technology. | D．By translating Israeli lyrics into English. |
| A．It met with great success. | B．It was well received in Brazil. |
| C．It was a good try but poorly supported. | D．It raised doubts for dyslexic students. |
