An investigation into the use of songs and chants in teaching english pronunciation to third graders at tran nhan tong primary school in da nang city
Due to the global status of English, there is a growing trend of individuals acquiring proficiency in the language. The global significance of English as a lingua franca has motivated individuals to acquire proficiency in the language from an early age. Teaching English as a foreign language t...
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Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng
2025
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| Sammanfattning: | Due to the global status of English, there is a growing trend of individuals
acquiring proficiency in the language. The global significance of English as a lingua
franca has motivated individuals to acquire proficiency in the language from an early
age. Teaching English as a foreign language to young learners requires a unique
strategy due to their distinct traits and individual learning styles. Using songs and
chants is an example.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using songs and
chants in teaching English for third-graders at Tran Nhan Tong Primary School, Da
Nang City. With the design of quasi-experimental research, there are experimental
group and control group which were given pre-test and post-test. The participants in
this study includes 76 third graders in two different English classes (class 3/1 and
class 3/5) at above school. The pre-test was administrated to find out the students’
achievement before the treatment while the post-test was to find out the achievement
of the students after giving the treatment. Besides, the researcher uses different lesson
plans for both groups. After that, participants in the experimental group finish a
questionnaire form. After executing the questionnaire, an interview was performed.
The collected data were summarized and analyzed by using SPSS software version
26.0.
The findings demonstrated the efficacy of utilizing songs and chants as
instructional tools for enhancing the pronunciation skills of non-native English
speakers. Learning English pronunciation with the use of songs and chants helps
students in experimental group increase the more average point than students in
control group where the researcher used the normal method to teach pronunciation.
Additionally, students exhibited improvements in their listening abilities and oral
proficiency, while also expressing a genuine enjoyment for the learning process,
which diverged significantly from conventional methods. When students were
provided with English songs and chants during their classroom activities, they
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exhibited positive attitudes towards enhancing their oral communication skills,
fostering collaboration, and promoting relaxation. Due to their strong affinity for
catchy lyrics and melodies, individuals are able to alleviate common obstacles
encountered by students when learning to speak English, such as anxiousness and a
lack of confidence.
Previously, studies have mostly focused on examining the impact of songs on
the language proficiency of high school students or adults in the context of language
learning. There have been limited investigations undertaken on the correlation
between songs/ chants and pronunciation in young learners. Therefore, due to its
focus on young learners between the ages of 8 and 12, rather than extremely young
learners (under 7) or adult learners, this thesis will make a substantial contribution to
the existing literature. This thesis aims to examine the impact of songs and chants on
language learning, specifically focusing on third-grade students. It will provide
strategies for implementing courses that are entirely based on songs or chants, with
the goal of enhancing children’s English pronunciation skills. Another focal point of
this study involves comparing the effectiveness of song-based/ chant-based teaching
methods with text-based teaching methods; therefore, enhance learners’ and teachers’
comprehension of the greater efficacy of employing songs and chants in English
pronunciation classes.
Finally, some recommendations were given to Ministry of Education and
Training, the leaders and English teachers to take advantage and promote all the great
benefits of the application of songs and chants in teaching and learning English at
primary schools in Vietnam. For further researchers, this study can be replicated in
different parts of Da Nang City in order to compare the findings with this study, and
to see the similarities and differences amongst the same age groups in different parts
of the city. This study can also be reproduced on different age cohorts to examine the
effectiveness of using songs and chants in English classes. |
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