30Sep 2017

THE USE OF SONGS TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL OF SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE FACULTY OF UNITAL IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017.

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The study aims at improve speaking skill of the second Semester students of teachers training and Educational Science Faculty of UNITAL in the academic year 2017. This study was an action research consisting two cycles. The research was carried out to the second semester students from April 2017. It involved the researcher, the collaborator, and the students. The participants of this research were 34 students of Second semester of teacher training and educational science faculty of UNITAL in academic year of 2017.The data of this study were qualitative. The qualitative data was obtained by observing teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions and interviewing. It was in the form of field notes and interview transcripts. The qualitative data was taken by assessing students speaking skill through pre-test and the post-test. The finding of the first cycle indicated that students? speaking skill and involvement improved along with a lot of speaking practices. The result of the second cycle shows that the implementation of English songs improved students? speaking skills, especially their accuracy and interest by providing them with various topics, songs, and activities. It was also found that using language more often can improve their fluency in English language.


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[Cirilo Baltazar. (2017); THE USE OF SONGS TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL OF SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF TEACHERS TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE FACULTY OF UNITAL IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2017. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 1462-1474] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Cirilo Baltazar
Education

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5468      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5468