Social Distance Through Music in EFL Students

Music is constantly around us and, if in English, it fosters social distance in EFL students,
consequently increasing the level of affinity with the language, however, can social distance help
with other personal aspects? Music lyrics provide different perspectives that can become enriching
on an academic level, as music brings cultural aspects of the country of origin and directly affects
emotions, therefore song lyrics may becom e a very powerful instrument when combining social
distance and the level of English of students in order to improve academic and future professional
performance, among others.
The aim of this study was to measure the impact of social distance on the improvement of
academic performance, emotional states and future prospects in EFL students. In order to measure
those variables, a questionnaire, based on the Likert scale, was condu cted amongst 82 students
from different educational centres ( Spain). Resulting data analysed with the use of the structural
equation modeling (SEM PLS) revealed the relevance of social distance through music in order to
improve learning processes, to feel emotions and to consolidate hopes for future prospects.