The Development of English Learning Using Song Activities with Communicative Language Teaching of 3rd Grade Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop the lesson plan for vocabulary learning using song activities with communicative learning teaching with the efficiency at 75/75; 2) to compare the students’ English vocabulary ability before and after using song activities with communicative language teaching; 3) to study the retention of vocabulary learning using song activities with communicative language teaching of 3rd Grade students; and 4) to study the students’ attitude toward teaching English vocabulary using song activities with communicative language teaching of 3rd Grade students. The samples were 3rd Grade students of Dongkleuawittaya School Roi-et Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 in the second semester of academic year 2016. The research instruments were 1) twelve lesson plans for vocabulary learning using song activities with communicative learning teaching 2) an English vocabulary ability test and the retention of vocabulary learning 3) and an attitude questionnaire. The statistics used for data analyses were mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test for dependent sample. The results of the research were as follows: 1) The efficiency index of the lesson plans for vocabulary learning using song activities with communicative language teaching was 78.64/88.89 which was higher than the standard criteria; 2) The students’ English vocabulary learning after the experiment was significantly higher than that of the pretest at the .05 level; 3) The students’ retention for vocabulary learning ability using song activities with communicative language teaching compare the students’ posttest score and English vocabulary retention test. There was no difference between posttest score and retention of vocabulary learning; and 4) The students’ attitude toward teaching English vocabulary using song activities with communicative language teaching at a good level.