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ERIC Number: EJ1335005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0125-2488
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Using Songs in Teaching Pronunciation to Young EFL Learners
Saldiraner, Gizem; Cinkara, Emrah
PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, v62 p119-141 Jul-Dec 2021
Pronunciation in a foreign language does not have to be native-like. However, intelligible and comprehensible pronunciation is required for understandable communication. How to teach pronunciation in a foreign language classroom matters because the effectiveness of the activities determines the learners' success. The use of songs in teaching has lots of benefits from motivation to recalling learned items more effectively. In this study, the efficiency of using songs in order to teach young learners pronunciation was investigated in an experimental research design. The experimental group (n=37) was taught using six different songs and the control group (n=35) received texts for pronunciation teaching. All participants' pronunciations were graded before and after teaching sessions by two native speaker raters. The results of the ANCOVA analysis showed that the experimental group's post-test scores improved significantly more than those of the control group. The results suggest that the use of songs in pronunciation teaching has a positive effect on young learners' pronunciation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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