Increasing Vocabulary by Using Song-Related Reading Texts to Children Aged Six to Twelve  

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Wahyudi

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 1, page 454-461.
Topik: vocabulary; innovation; teaching; reading; standard
Fulltext: hal 454.pdf (16.58MB)

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This research introduces an effective and innovative way of increasing the English vocabulary of children aged six to twelve years old. The samples of this study were children in class 1 to 5 of various elementary schools in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, who participated in the private English Home Classes. The study and the classroom activities were conducted in the following procedure: (a) teacher-student greetings (b) brainstorming activities, (c) students’ listening to a song, (d) teacher and student singing the song, (e) reading a song-related text, (f) students interact with text through question and answer activities. The result of this research proves that the children’s ability to comprehend word meaning reaches the minimum required standard competency is 70 % they can write, spell and use the words in spoken forms. In addition, the children are motivated to learn English by singing the songs and memorize each the words that they have learned (from ten words most of children memorized eight to nine words). This result shows that by giving them-reading texts which are related to songs, the children will be facilitated in understanding and comprehending English words. In addition, the children enjoy each word that they have learned by singing them in every place and moment that they have. The value of giving the students the reading texts prove that this way is an effective way of introducing fun and enjoyable English lessons to beginning learners of English.

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