| The present research examined the use of fast speech speed in learning vocabulary about animals for elementary school students. Initially, 64 students in third grade from a private school were selected randomly. The students were divided into two groups of 32. One group had exposure to fast speech speed and the other to normal speech speed of listening material. The instruments of this research were pre-test and post-test, which employed 20 multiple-choice tests then analyzed by using the SPSS program. In the pre-test, the Control Group got the results of 88.75 and 89.84 for the post-test. The research results show that the mean score improved not significantly at both experimental and control groups. The research findings revealed that fast speech speed does not always show a lower score than other speeds, as in this study is natural speech speed. In comparison, the Experimental group got 83.28 for the pre-test and 89.53 for the post-test. The results of the pre-test and post-test of the two groups were not significantly different. On the other hand, the findings suggest that fast speech speed could be used in the future to train students to be more sensitive in their listening. Fast speech speed can be used for teachers to determine speech speeds for listening learning and future research on fast speech speed in learning, particularly for elementary school students. The use of fast speech speed can help students get used to daily listening activities where the speakers may speak naturally or even faster. |