Using Song to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery

Main Author: Muflihah, Tatik
Format: Proceeding PeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2017
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Online Access: http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/491/1/ARTIKEL%20Tatik%20Muflihah.pdf
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  • Vocabulary mastery is one of the requirements for students to be able to communicate both in spoken and written. There are many ways to improve students’ vocabulary mastery used by the language teacher. This paper aims to examine the use of English song to motivate students in learning English. In addition, this concerns on the use of English song to improve students’ vocabulary mastery. The respondents were fifteen elementary students of community groups of orphans An-nur Surabaya. The data were taken by assessing the students’ vocabulary mastery through pre-test and post-test, and analyzed to identify students’ vocabulary mastery. The result shows that students responded positively to this activity and indicated improvement in their vocabulary mastery. Thus, the study suggests that the use of English song is an effective media to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery.