THE USE OF SONGS FOR PROMOTING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH STRUCTURE

Tono, Suwartono and Dewi Puji, Rahadiyanti (2014) THE USE OF SONGS FOR PROMOTING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH STRUCTURE. The 61st TEFLIN International Conference.

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Abstract

Student participation is an important aspect in learning. This paper presents the result of a study aimed at solving student participation problem in learning the structure of English using songs. With rythm, authenticity, and lyric songs give joy, motivation, and sample of language structure in use. The action research study was conducted in a tenth-grade class at Bina Teknologi Vocational School in the town of Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia. Data were collected through observation, questionnaires, and tests. Based on a preobservation, the students looked passive and less attentive when they were taught the structure of English. The research team agreed that the problem was rooted in deductive teaching, i.e. the teacher spoonfed the structural formulae. Session one of the cycle seemed to be fruitful in the concern of the team. In spite of a few weaknesses, there was a noticeable improvement in teaching performance. The students’ participation seemed to improve as well, except for no questions raised. The progress achieved in session one remained in session two. Progress even tended to increase in intensity. Result of the tests adminstered right before and after the sessions showed a sharp rise. Overall final evaluation which took questionnaire responses into account revealed that this study was successful.

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