Boosting EFL Learners' English Pronunciation Skills Through English Songs: EFL Students’ Perspectives

Karim, Sayit Abdul and Azzahra, Muna and Putra, Ananta and Wibowo, Vinda Nanda Boosting EFL Learners' English Pronunciation Skills Through English Songs: EFL Students’ Perspectives. In: TEACHING PARADIGM SHIFT IN POST-METHOD ERA: Various Perspectives on Education and Language Learning. Unika Santu Paulus Ruteng (Anggota IKAPI), Ruteng, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, pp. 61-71. ISBN 978-623-7318-44-6

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Abstract

The advancement of technology in the field of education makes it possible for EFL learners to select the more enjoyable way of learning English. One of the most popular learning instructions is English songs. The present study attempts to find out students’ perspectives on how English songs can assist EFL students learn and improve their English pronunciation. This research utilized a descriptive quantitative design, and the data were obtained by administering an online survey through Google Forms as the research instrument. Furthermore, the questionnaire uses a four-Likert scale ranging from SA=4 to SD=1. Twenty EFL students (13 females, and 7 males) at the English Language Education Study Program (ELESP) of Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta were involved as participants in the present study. The findings revealed that the majority of respondents have positive perceptions of the use of English songs as a medium of learning English, especially to improve their pronunciation skills. Moreover, of 20 respondents, 19 or 95% of respondents learn English by listening to English songs, and 20 or 100% of respondents agree that listening to English songs is a good way to practice pronunciation because by imitating English songs, they have a wide range of chances to practice their pronunciation which in turn to improve their pronunciation skills. Meanwhile, 17 or 80% of respondents expressed one of the benefits of listening to English songs is to enrich their vocabulary mastery. This present study has pedagogical implications for English language teaching (ELT), especially, especially teaching speaking and pronunciation in tertiary settings. Keywords: English song, learning ability, pronunciation, teaching media

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Fakultas Pendidikan > S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Kaprodi S1 Pend. Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited:	16 May 2024 07:09
Last Modified:	16 May 2024 07:09
URI:	http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/15464

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