AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TEACHING PRONUNCIATION FOR ADOLESCENTS’ LEARNING COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH THROUGH ENGLISH POP SONGS

Abstract

The study examines the efficacy of utilizing English pop songs to teach liaison (linking sounds) in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The experiment, conducted over five weeks, involved two groups of adolescent learners enrolled in a general English course at a university's foreign language department in Ho Chi Minh City. The sample comprised an experimental group and a control group, each consisting of 20 students participating in a communicative English course. The experimental materials included five English pop songs, accompanied by Cloze-Test exercises based on the song lyrics. Participants were tasked with identifying correct answers containing connecting sounds while listening to the music. The research design incorporated both pre-test and post-test assessments to measure progress. Data analysis was performed using SPSS Version 26. The results indicated a significant improvement in students' mastery of connected sounds, as evidenced by post-test scores and a p-value below .05. However, the study's limitations include the absence of a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies, as well as the lack of questionnaires and interviews to provide additional insights