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Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia

The study was conducted to identify the effects of using song as a teaching aid for students studying foreign language at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Global language or foreign language is a compulsory course for students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Students are required to learn this foreign langu...

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Main Authors: Husain, Salina, Jusoh, Zuraini, Mustapha, Nik Farhan, Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim, Ng, Boon Sim
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:95192 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95192/ Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia Husain, Salina Jusoh, Zuraini Mustapha, Nik Farhan Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim Ng, Boon Sim The study was conducted to identify the effects of using song as a teaching aid for students studying foreign language at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Global language or foreign language is a compulsory course for students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Students are required to learn this foreign language for two semesters, which is up to level two. Should they progress to level three, they will be awarded a certificate. As such, students will definitely need to have high motivation for learning the foreign language. Hence this study is undertaken to learn whether the approach is suitable to guide and enhance student’s learning capabilities. This research was conducted on 105 students who were selected at random as respondents and were given online questionnaires to complete. The questionnaire was developed based on Dörnyei's (1994) theory, which is course specific motivational components involving four constructs (interest; relevance; expectancy; satisfaction). The findings showed that students strongly agree that learning foreign language using song has the following effect: (i) it does not make them bored, (ii) the lyrics trigger their interest to learn the foreign language, (iii) the use of songs in learning helps to reinforce vocabulary, and (iv) the students feel proud when they pronounce the words correctly. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2021-12-17 Article PeerReviewed Husain, Salina and Jusoh, Zuraini and Mustapha, Nik Farhan and Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim and Ng, Boon Sim (2021) Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11 (12). 1831 - 1840. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/11321/Student-Motivation-to-Learn-Foreign-Languages-Through-Song-in-Malaysia 10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i12/11321
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description The study was conducted to identify the effects of using song as a teaching aid for students studying foreign language at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Global language or foreign language is a compulsory course for students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Students are required to learn this foreign language for two semesters, which is up to level two. Should they progress to level three, they will be awarded a certificate. As such, students will definitely need to have high motivation for learning the foreign language. Hence this study is undertaken to learn whether the approach is suitable to guide and enhance student’s learning capabilities. This research was conducted on 105 students who were selected at random as respondents and were given online questionnaires to complete. The questionnaire was developed based on Dörnyei's (1994) theory, which is course specific motivational components involving four constructs (interest; relevance; expectancy; satisfaction). The findings showed that students strongly agree that learning foreign language using song has the following effect: (i) it does not make them bored, (ii) the lyrics trigger their interest to learn the foreign language, (iii) the use of songs in learning helps to reinforce vocabulary, and (iv) the students feel proud when they pronounce the words correctly.
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author Husain, Salina
Jusoh, Zuraini
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim
Ng, Boon Sim
spellingShingle Husain, Salina
Jusoh, Zuraini
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim
Ng, Boon Sim
Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
author_facet Husain, Salina
Jusoh, Zuraini
Mustapha, Nik Farhan
Mohd Jalis, Farhana Muslim
Ng, Boon Sim
author_sort Husain, Salina
title Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
title_short Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
title_full Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
title_fullStr Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in Malaysia
title_sort student motivation to learn foreign languages through song in malaysia
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2021
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