The Effectiveness of Using Songs in Teaching Grammatical Structure and Vocabulary: The case of Kasetsart University students’ first year English
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The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of using English songs in teaching grammatical structure and vocabulary to university students as well as to investigate the use of song activities to promote students’ knowledge on grammatical structure and vocabulary. The study was conducted with first year university level students at Kasetsart University, Kampangsaen Campus. Two participating groups each composed of 40 students were selected randomly. The control group was taught in traditional methods without any teaching of songs. The experimental group was taught new vocabulary and the same grammatical structure with the help of selected songs and class activities including singing and exercises. A pre-test and a post-test were given to the two groups measuring students’ grammatical structure and vocabulary competence. The findings of the experimental group presented a significant improvement of English vocabulary and grammatical structure. This study shows that the use of songs plays an important role in teaching English as a foreign language.
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