The “troubles” through songs: teaching the Irish conflict in the EFL classroom through music

Abstract

This paper consists of a didactic proposal for the EFL classroom whose main purpose is to provide the students with an overview of the Irish culture. To comply with this purpose, a selection of songs about the Irish conflict has been made. Using this selection, a sequence of activities which revolve around linguistic or cultural aspects related to the conflict has been developed. In order to promote the communicative exchange among students, the activities have been designed fostering cultural awareness, critical thinking, interaction and cooperation.