The Use of Songs in Teaching English Vocabulary to Young Learners

MAO, Cresentia Fransisca (2024) The Use of Songs in Teaching English Vocabulary to Young Learners. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang.

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Abstract

This research is entitled "The Use of Songs in Teaching English Vocabulary to Young Learners”. The main objectives of this study are: (1) To find out how to use songs in teaching English vocabulary to young learners effectively. (2) To find out the level of vocabulary ability of young learners after being taught by using English songs. This study used Classroom Action Research (CAR) as the research design. The participants were 3rd grade students of Inpres Oepoi Elementary School, Kupang in the 2023/2024 academic year consisting of 19 students. The instruments used in this research are Lesson Plan, Teaching Observation and Test. The data were obtained by implementing action research consisting of two cycles. The results of this study show that how to use songs in teaching English vocabulary to young learners effectively is by creating effective English learning by considering several aspects, namely the type of song, learning steps, and increasing children's enthusiasm for learning English vocabulary so that learning is fun and does not feel rigid. Students' vocabulary and pronunciation levels improved after being taught using songs. This can be seen from the vocabulary test results which showed a significant increase from 77.89 in the pre-test to 95.78 in the post-test stage. In addition, students' pronunciation also improved from 70.47 in the pre-test to 87.36 in the post-test.

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