Lingua Scientia Journal
Vol 18, No 1 (2011)

Boosting Elementary School Students' Listening Skills through specially Created Songs

Ratminingsih, Ni Made (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Nov 2018

Abstract

Listening skill is one of the language skills which has to be mastered by language learners. It is the first and foremost skill which becomes the foundation for further skills. For those young language learners who are in the phase of development of the so-called concrete operation, and have short span of concentration, language learning will be more effective if it is designed and wrapped up in the form of learning while playing. Song is one of the teaching techniques to assist them to optimize learning. Songs do not only make them happy to learn, increase concentration, enhance security and comfortable feeling, raise interests, but more importantly various vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and language expressions can be contextualized as to support language acquisition. This article aims at sharing theoretical insight and pedagogical practices on the use of special composed songs to accomplish listening instruction for fourth graders of elementary school.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JJBI

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Lingua Scientia is a journal committed to publishing studies in the area of foreign language teaching and learning and linguistics. It adopts diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives in exploring a wide range of current issues in foreign language teaching and linguistic studies. Subject ...