UTILIZING SONG “THERE IS AN ANIMAL”TO TEACH VOCABULARY AND BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE TOYOUNG LEARNERS THROUGH THREE STAGES ACTIVITY

Abstract: This  paper  aims  to  describe  the  importance,  role,  and  implementation  of using  song  “There  is  an  Animal”  to  teach  vocabulary  and  basic  sentence structure to young learners through three stages activity.Some experts argue that children  will  have  higher  chances  to  become  more  proficient  if  they  begin learning  a  second  language  earlier  rather  than  learning  it  later.Children  can learn  as  many  spoken  language  as  we  allow  them  to  hear  systematically  and regularly at the same time. In children’s class,a positive learning atmosphere can be  created  by  providing  favourable  environment,  useful  resources,  carefully structured  input,  and  practice  opportunities.  An  effort  which  can  be  done  is  by utilizing song. The use of song in teaching English to young learners gives lots of benefits  and  advantages.  The  development  of  songs  into  language  learning  tasks can  be  a  way  to  optimize  advantages  and  minimize  limitations  of  the  use  of songs.To  utilize  song  as  a  powerful  tool  to  teach  English  for  children,  there  are many  strategies  which  can  be  used.  These  strategies  are  about  transforming singing song as an activity into a well-planned and structured classroom task by utilizing the song. Classroom tasks for young learners have three stages that once can  beidentified,analyzed,  adapted,  and  expanded.Therefore,  songs  must  be developed into a task with preparation, core, and follow-up stages which in result can help transferring the words in the song into use and maximize the potential of songs as teaching and learning tools.
Keywords: children, song, teaching English as foreign language (TEFL), young learners
Author: Arief Eko Priyo Atmojo
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150096

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