A research on using English songs to motivate juniors' learning English at Tay Do University

Abstract

Since period of international integration, English language has always been a challenge for second language students to master. Although students clearly understand how important this hard process is, it is too difficult to find the best study method for their education path. Therefore, to help students have motivation in learning English, the researcher proposed using English songs in motivation for the process of English learning. Because English songs bring a lot of knowledge about the culture and identity from which they were produced, as a cultural phenomenon. They are not only the free world for students’ mind, but also a friend that students can learn a lot of things from. This descriptive research presents the process of the study about “A research on using English songs to motivate juniors' learning English at Tay Do University”. The participants of this research were 38 juniors from the Bachelor of English course 14 at Tay Do University. In the study process, questionnaire and interview were used as two instruments to collect the data. The results of the research revealed that this method was very effective in improving students' English level in many aspects such as vocabulary, pronunciation and listening skills. However, although juniors majoring in English had been using English songs to motivate themselves in learning English, they did not seem to have any intention of turning this method into a lasting learning style. In addition, it could be seen that we need more intensive studies on the practicality of listening to English songs in motivating students to learn English, so that it can be applied as a widely accepted method applicable to the improvement and development of students’ English.