C. Word Smart and Music Smart
The aspect of enjoyment in learning language through songs is directly related to affective factors. Students learn in
many different ways. Smith (2008) states that Howard Gardner had come up with a theory of multiple intelligences in
which he proposed that each person has several different intelligences that work together but exist with different
strengths in different individuals. Among these intelligences, the word smart and number smart intelligences have
dominated the traditional teaching and learning process in schools. The other intelligences have been overlooked or
neglected. If teachers are able to develop ways to teach their students by engaging all the intelligences, the possibilities
for the students’ success will increase. One way is to use songs, which uses the music smart intelligence. Songs can be
composed and sung related to the subject or theme being taught. Composing lyrics for songs will be associated with the
word smart intelligence; therefore, students will be involved in more than one intelligence at a time as suggested by
Gardner