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LEARNING VOCABULARY THROUGH SONGS: A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN TEACHING VERBS
Corresponding Author(s) : Ainul Azmin Md Zamin
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2020): January
Abstract
Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate how the use of songs in English language classrooms could aid tertiary students to increase their verb vocabulary repertoire.
Methodology: This quantitative study was carried out among diploma students from a local university in Malaysia. The students were exposed to various English songs during their English lessons. Pre-test and post-test were conducted in this study.
Main Findings: The use of songs can increase vocabulary acquisition among English language learners at tertiary level. The use of songs is able to provide a fun way of picking up new words.
Applications of this study: The findings of this research indicate that English language teachers of tertiary students should use English songs as classroom activities to facilitate their students’ language learning and motivate them in acquiring new English vocabulary. The findings of this research are useful for university policymakers, teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality of this study: In this research, the use of English songs from contemporary genres, such as Western or Islamic songs can be an effective way to promote language learning.
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Brookhart, S. M., Guskey, T. R., Bowers, A. J., McMillan, J. H., Smith, J. K., Smith, L. F., & Welsh, M. E. (2016). A century of grading research: Meaning and value in the most common educational measure. Review of Educational Research, 86(4), 803-848. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316672069 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316672069
Dolean, D. D. (2016). The effects of teaching songs during foreign language classes on students’ foreign language anxiety. Language Teaching Research, 20(5), 638-653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168815606151 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168815606151
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Khaydarova, N. G. (2018). The Effectiveness of English Language Learning through Music. ДоÑтижениÑнауки и образованиÑ, (5), 27.
Krashen, S. D. (1982). Principles and practice in second language acquisition. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Kusnierek, A. (2016) The role of music and songs in teaching English vocabulary to students. World Scientific News 43 (1), 1-55.
Lin, S.M. (2015). A study of ELL students' writing difficulties: A call for culturally, linguistically, and psychologically responsive teaching. College Student Journal. 49 (2), pp. 237-250.
Maneshi, N. (2017). Incidental Vocabulary Learning through Listening to Songs (Master’s Thesis), Western Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. (4783).
McCarthy, M. (1990). Vocabulary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
McDermott, J. & Hauser, M. (2005). The origins of music: Innateness, uniqueness and evolution. Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 23 (1), 29-59. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2005.23.1.29 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2005.23.1.29
Murphey, T. (1992). Music and song. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Scrivener, J. (2005). Learning Teaching. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers.
Segal, B. (2014) Teaching English as a Second Language through Rap Music: A Curriculum for Secondary School Students (Master’s Thesis). Retrieved from USF Scholarship Digital Repository. (104)
Seidlhofer, B. (2005). English as a lingua franca. ELT Journal, 59(4), 339-341. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci064 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cci064
Simpson, A. J. (2015). How to use songs in the English language classroom. British Council.
Szpotowicz, M. &Szulc-Kurpaska, M. (2009). Teaching English to Young Learners. Warsaw: PWN.
Ur, P. (1995). A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Peters, E., & Webb, S. (2018). Incidental vocabulary acquisition through viewing L2 television and factors that affect learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 40(3), 551-577. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263117000407 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263117000407
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