A Study of Using Pop Songs to Promote New Vocabulary Learning for Secondary School Students

This journal also done by a Thai, namely Thippawan Borisai & Nutprapha K. Dennis which took place in Thailand at Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, under title “A Study of Using Pop Songs to Promote New Vocabulary Learning for Secondary School Students.” The researchers stated that, Thailand has managed English teaching based on the Basic Education Core Curriculum in order to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities of students. There are English learning courses as both core and selective subjects in schools to develop students’ capabilities in English. Unfortunately, although English has been taught in school for many years, there has been little success. Hence, the researcher used pop song in order to develop those skills in learning English. The research question are, How do pop songs promote students’ ability in learning new vocabulary ? What are the students’ opinion toward using in learning new vocabulary ? The aims of this study is to promote students’ ability in learning new vocabulary through pop songs and to investigate students’ opinions toward using pop songs in learning new vocabulary. The data was collected by using pre-test and post-test and questionnaire was also used to investigate the students’ opinion towards learning vocabulary through pop songs. The result of this study was good and the score of each post-test was increased. In conclusion, the technique of using pop songs could promote students in learning new vocabulary. It also motivated their learning, encouraged their attention and motivated in learning vocabulary. The study through pop song provided fun activities in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.