The Effect of Using Songs on Young English Learners’ Motivation in Jordan

Authors

  • Manal Hisham Al-Smadi The University of Jordanو Aljubeiha, Amman, Jordan, Zip Code. 11942

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i24.19311

Keywords:

motivation, songs, Teaching English language, young English learner

Abstract


A song is a work of poetry that is typically intended to be sung by human voice many studies have tackled the importance of implementing songs in teaching English as a second language (ESL) showing that they can be very effective in developing student’s grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary retention. This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of using songs on young student’s motivation in Jordan. The participants were two different groups from a private school in Jerash. Their motivation was examined with and without implementing music. Analysis of the data using a t– test suggested that using songs in teaching English for young learners was significantly effective in raising their motivation to learn the language. The study also concluded with some implications about the effective use of songs to enhance the effect of these results.

Author Biography

Manal Hisham Al-Smadi, The University of Jordanو Aljubeiha, Amman, Jordan, Zip Code. 11942

Linguistics Ph.D. candidate, Department of English language and literature

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Published

2020-12-22

How to Cite

Al-Smadi, M. H. (2020). The Effect of Using Songs on Young English Learners’ Motivation in Jordan. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(24), pp. 52–63. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i24.19311

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 24 (2020)

Section

Papers

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