Application of English Songs and Nursery Rhymes on Developing Taiwanese Children’s Phonological Awareness and Learning Motivation

• Main Authors: Wu, Li-Shan, 吳麗珊
• Other Authors: Yang, Hsin-Hsin
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99214622878390726686

碩士 === 國立屏東大學 === 英語學系碩士班 === 103 === The present study aimed to explore the effects of English Songs and Nursery Rhymes Instruction on Taiwanese young children’s English learning motivation and their onset-rime awareness towards spoken English. The participants were 25 second graders from Wan Tan elementary school in Pingtung County. They received a twelve-week English songs and nursery rhymes instruction, 40 minutes per week. The data were collected through quantitative techniques, including alphabetic recognition assessment, English learning motivation scale, and onset and rime awareness test. Paired-samples T-test procedures were conducted to compare the pretest and the posttest for the motivation scale and the onset and rime awareness test. Additionally, the classroom observation and the interview data were transcribed and analyzed qualitatively in order to get a deep insight of the impacts of English songs and nursery rhymes instruction on children’s learning motivation. The main findings of the study showed that English songs and nursery rhymes instruction facilitated the development of young Taiwanese students’ English learning motivation and the development of their behaviors, such as singing, dancing, and performing in front of the whole class. Meanwhile, the qualitative data also revealed that the students could sing, dance and play games with the whole class joyfully regardless of their shyness. Furthermore, the results also showed that the ESNRI had positive effects on developing the onset and rime awareness of the high-achievers and intermediate-achievers, but no positive effects were found on developing the onset and rime awareness of the low-achievers. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications and suggestions for further studies are provided.