Instilling Literacy Through Sing-Along Teaching Technique for Enhancing English Vocabulary Development for Marginalized Community

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of sing-along teaching technique for enhancing English vocabulary development for marginalized community. This paper highlights the importance of sing-along environment for in calculating the student’s interest and attention to learn English vocabulary. This is due to past studies that students or pupils will be more motivated to learn something in enjoyable environment especially in learning English vocabulary. The specific aim is to identify on how effectiveness when using songs in teaching vocabulary for English subject. The empirical studies show sing-along teaching technique for enhancing English vocabulary development for marginalized community helps the pupils to be more motivated in learning English.

Keywords

sing-along, vocabulary development, marginalized community

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.32698/GCS.0185