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Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

The general standard of English among Malaysian students is poor considering that they receive 11 to 13 years of formal English lessons at both primary and secondary level. As a result, they often need to re-take the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) in order to fulfill the English proficienc...

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Main Authors:	Tracy Joann Stanlee, Soon Singh A/L Bikar Singh
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	USIM PRESS 2021
Subjects:	L7-991 Education (General) T Technology (General)
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/1/Effectiveness%20of%20using%20technology%20based%20songs%20to%20enhance%20vocabulary%20competency-Abstarct.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/2/Effectiveness%20of%20using%20technology%20based%20Songs%20to%20enhance%20vocabulary%20competency%20among%20year%20two%20undergraduate%20students%20at%20Universiti%20Malaysia%20Sabah%20%28UMS%29.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/ https://sainsinsani.usim.edu.my/index.php/sainsinsani/article/view/269/177 https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no1.269
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spelling	my.ums.eprints.301502021-07-29T03:58:37Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/ Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Tracy Joann Stanlee Soon Singh A/L Bikar Singh L7-991 Education (General) T Technology (General) The general standard of English among Malaysian students is poor considering that they receive 11 to 13 years of formal English lessons at both primary and secondary level. As a result, they often need to re-take the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) in order to fulfill the English proficiency requirements for university entry. The unsatisfactory level of students’ English has attracted the attention of educators, becoming a topic of concern for the government and local communities. Advances in technology that have signaled Industrial Revolution 4.0, prompted the researchers to explore the effectiveness of employing technology-based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among students taking English subjects. A total of 65 students took part in a seven-week research study based on a quasi – experimental design. From the sample, 35 students were placed in the experimental group and taught English vocabulary via music videos as a form of intervention. The remaining 30 students were placed in a control group and taught via traditional methods. Pre and post-tests involving vocabulary questions were distributed to all 65 students. Paired Sample T–Tests were then conducted and analyzed: the findings indicated that the mean score for the experimental group was statistically higher than that for the control group. This research may help educators to gain more ideas about employing technology to deliver teaching more effectively; and has indirectly demonstrated more effective procedures for enhancing 21st Century skills which align with the aims of Industrial Revolution 4.0. USIM PRESS 2021-06-01 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/1/Effectiveness%20of%20using%20technology%20based%20songs%20to%20enhance%20vocabulary%20competency-Abstarct.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30150/2/Effectiveness%20of%20using%20technology%20based%20Songs%20to%20enhance%20vocabulary%20competency%20among%20year%20two%20undergraduate%20students%20at%20Universiti%20Malaysia%20Sabah%20%28UMS%29.pdf Tracy Joann Stanlee and Soon Singh A/L Bikar Singh (2021) Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Sains Insani, 6 (1). pp. 162-166. ISSN 0127-7871 https://sainsinsani.usim.edu.my/index.php/sainsinsani/article/view/269/177 https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no1.269
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description	The general standard of English among Malaysian students is poor considering that they receive 11 to 13 years of formal English lessons at both primary and secondary level. As a result, they often need to re-take the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) in order to fulfill the English proficiency requirements for university entry. The unsatisfactory level of students’ English has attracted the attention of educators, becoming a topic of concern for the government and local communities. Advances in technology that have signaled Industrial Revolution 4.0, prompted the researchers to explore the effectiveness of employing technology-based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among students taking English subjects. A total of 65 students took part in a seven-week research study based on a quasi – experimental design. From the sample, 35 students were placed in the experimental group and taught English vocabulary via music videos as a form of intervention. The remaining 30 students were placed in a control group and taught via traditional methods. Pre and post-tests involving vocabulary questions were distributed to all 65 students. Paired Sample T–Tests were then conducted and analyzed: the findings indicated that the mean score for the experimental group was statistically higher than that for the control group. This research may help educators to gain more ideas about employing technology to deliver teaching more effectively; and has indirectly demonstrated more effective procedures for enhancing 21st Century skills which align with the aims of Industrial Revolution 4.0.
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title	Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
title_short	Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
title_full	Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
title_fullStr	Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
title_full_unstemmed	Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
title_sort	effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at universiti malaysia sabah (ums)
publisher	USIM PRESS
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Effectiveness of using technology based songs to enhance vocabulary competency among year two undergraduate students at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

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