The Effects of Using Songs to Teach the Subject-Verb Agreement to Low Proficiency L2 Learners
This paper is an exploratory attempt to investigate the effects of using songs with activities and without activities to teach the subject-verb agreement to second language (L2) subjects of low proficiency. This is a qualitative study involving two treatment groups using songs to teach the subjec...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English English |
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2000
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9206/1/FPP_2000_15_IR.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper is an exploratory attempt to investigate the effects of using songs with
activities and without activities to teach the subject-verb agreement to second language
(L2) subjects of low proficiency. This is a qualitative study involving two treatment
groups using songs to teach the subject-verb agreement. However, one group will be
given the treatment with activities while the other will be given the same treatment
without the activities. This study aims to find out if there is any significant difference
between the two treatment groups. The subjects of this study are thirty low proficiency
Form Four students from a suburban secondary school in Kapar, 16 kilometres from
Kelang district. The focus of this study is on the findings of the pre-test, post-test, the
lesson plans carried out, and the subjects' responses obtained from the questionnaire
given. Observations are also reported from the researcher's anecdotal record and the
observer's checklist. The findings of this study reveal that there is no statistical significant difference between
the two groups. However, there are descriptive differences and individual improvements
made. The reactions obtained from the subjects are positively encouraging although the
scores obtained, on the overall, do not reflect these positive responses felt. The findings
from this study do not meet expectations anticipated. The researcher hopes that this
exploratory attempt can be replicated or improved in future to confirm the claims and
findings made in this study. Much more needs to be done to verify the effectiveness of
using songs in the Malaysian ESL classroom. |
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