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
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