The music, a tool in teaching Spanish as a foreign language through the application of new technologies

This article aims to describe an innovative way of learning Spanish as a foreign language (FL) based on the utilization of songs and ICTs. The initiative incorporates the use of video game consoles and karaoke and takes into account the interests aiad needs of learners without teachers being required to have in-depth knowledge of music. A number of different linguistic aspects of Spanish are treated in this project and students are able to train and develop their skills by working on the songs which are proposed in addition to using commonly employed ICTs and Internet.