Using Songs to Facilitate English Vocabulary Learning Among Indonesian High School Student`s

Authors

  • Sri Ratna Nur Citra Dewi English Language Education Research Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
  • Abid English Language Education Research Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
  • Irmawaty Umar English Language Education Research Program, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v14i1.9385

Keywords:

English Songs; Vocabulary Mastery; EFL Learning; Junior High School Students

Abstract

This research investigated the effectiveness of using English songs to improve vocabulary mastery among eighth-grade students at MTs Al-Huda Gorontalo. A quantitative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pre-test–post-test design was employed. The participants consisted of 26 students from one eighth-grade class. The treatment was conducted in four sessions using two English religious songs, Thank You Allah and Insya Allah by Maher Zain. The vocabulary instruction focused on three categories: nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a paired sample t-test. The results showed a substantial improvement in students’ vocabulary mastery after the treatment. The mean score increased from 67.50 in the pre-test to 89.62 in the post-test. The paired sample t-test revealed a statistically significant difference between the two tests (t = –9.802, p < 0.05). These findings indicate that song-based instruction significantly enhanced students’ ability to recognize and understand targeted vocabulary items.

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2026-06-10

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature

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