Detail An Attempt In Accelerating Students’ Pronunciation And Fluency Through Songs: How Students Perceive   Oleh:  Iswanti, Septina Nur ; Sefrizal, Virdian Jenis: Article from Proceeding Dalam koleksi: 57th TEFLIN International Conference: Revitaziling professionalis in ELT as a response to the globlazed world, Bandung, 1-3 November 2010 Topik: Classroom Practices Fulltext: Septina Nur Iswanti & Virdian Sefrizal.pdf (64.3KB) Isi artikel Songs present opportunities for developing pronunciation and improving fluency, that is, the automaticity in which they are the main cognitive reasons for using chants in the classroom to enhance language learning. Gatbonton and Segalowitz (Baoan, 2009) defined automaticity as “a component of language fluency which involves both knowing what to say and producing language rapidly without pauses.” Using songs can help automatize the language development process. Gatbonton and Segalowitz (Baoan, 2009) later also stated that we must “place students in an environment in which it is appropriate to use target utterances in a genuinely communicative fashion.”Some songs are excellent examples of colloquial English, that is, the language of informal conversation. The exposure to English songs is an important factor in promoting language learning. If students are exposed to songs that they enjoy, more learning is likely to occur. The repetitive exercises then help to promote students’ pronunciation and automaticity or the fluency of either the colloquial or the formal one. This paper will present the report of a classroom action research, which examines: ? the influence of the implementation of the repetitive exercises of using songs in the classroom towards the progress of the students’ pronunciation and fluency ? the students’ response to the treatment given The research was conducted in AIS Muhammadiyah Semarang (one of LIA’s outside classes) and the respondents are students of EL-3 level, which come from various school backgrounds, and competency level. By undergoing continuous actions and as observed through students’ progress report and questionnaires, the result indicates that the treatment could really help accelerate students’ pronunciation and fluency. Furthermore, students realized the improvement they have made themselves and in fact, this treatment became a demand for the next term. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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