Creator

Chen-Yin Lee

Advisor

Gall, James E.

Advisor

Lohr, Linda L.

Committee Member

Bauer, Jeffery

Committee Member

Low, Michelle

Department

Educational Technology

Institution

University of Northern Colorado

Type of Resources

Text

Place of Publication

Greeley (Colo.)

Publisher

University of Northern Colorado

Date Created

5-1-2011

Genre

Thesis

Extent

154 pages

Digital Origin

Born digital

Description

The purpose of this study was to investigate if learners' motivation improved when popular songs as authentic material and karaoke as an authentic environment were introduced to the process of learning English as a foreign language. Learners' perceived value of the classroom activity was also examined. Participants were 97 college students enrolled in English courses at a private university located in Taipei. Two intact classes were randomly assigned to either Chinese or English discussion/writing groups, and ten collaborative teams were organized in each class. Each team selected a preferred popular English language song to teach to the rest of the class. This karaoke activity was designed to promote listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills through the English lyrics. One class discussed and wrote in English, and the other class discussed and wrote in Chinese. Both the classroom use of popular songs as authentic material and karaoke as an authentic environment were motivating to learners and perceived as valuable. This has implications for educators as they design teaching strategies for effective outcomes. Recommendations were provided for further research.

Notes

Released from 2-year embargo.

Degree type

PhD

Degree Name

Doctoral

Language

English

Local Identifiers

Lee_unco_0161D_10068.pdf

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by author.

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