| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東大學 === 英語學系碩士班 === 104 === The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of the English pop song instruction on sixth graders’ English learning motivation and vocabulary acquisition. This research was conducted with 48 sixth graders as the participants, studying at a public elementary school in Kaohsiung city. The participants received an eighteen -week English pop song instruction program, 40 minutes per week. The instrumentation including the learning motivation questionnaires as well as the vocabulary pretest, post-test and delayed post-test were distributed before and after the instruction to collect data for quantitative analysis while the participants’ responses toward this program were analyzed qualitatively.
Firstly, the main findings of the study indicated that the teaching English pop song facilitated the development of the sixth graders’ English learning motivation, especially on affect component and expectation component. In addition, the statistical results of vocabulary tests revealed that the English pop song instruction had positive effects on sixth graders’ vocabulary acquisition and retention. Lastly, the majority of students were interested in learning English popular songs and showed positive attitudes toward the English pop song instruction. Therefore, based on the findings, this study concluded by outlining pedagogical suggestions for English teachers to use English pop songs as authentic materials in the EFL classroom to create a motivating and enjoyable learning environment and to help their students improve vocabulary learning. It is also hoped the findings could serve as references and make contributions to further research.
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