Abstract
The foundation of learning starts for children from pre-school and progresses to young learners in school. They come from various backgrounds with abilities to use home languages and mother tongue. However, their exposure to English Language is very limited due to the importance of this language is neglected as it is seen as impossible to master. Therefore, this paper investigates the effects of jazz chants approach to teach English Language to 30 pupils who are 10-year-old that have low proficiency level in a primary school located in a state in Malaysia. To improve teacher support and student involvement, it is crucial to have suitable strategies in educational contexts that would be able to develop a positive attitude among the pupils and improve their academic performance in English Language. The objective of this paper is to propose language learning strategies for low performance ESL pupils. It will highlight a direction which might improve the second language learning pedagogy in classrooms. Data was collected through pre-test and post-test, and satisfaction questionnaire which was given to the pupils (purposive sampling). The findings showed a marked increase in scores involving 15 students who achieved 100% scores. As a conclusion, they had motivating fun learning experience while they progressed in their learning activities.
Highlights
This paper investigates the effects of jazz chants approach to teach English Language to 30 pupils who are 10-year-old that have low proficiency level in a primary school located in a state in Malaysia
It is crucial to understand how these pupils think, what is their concern about and how they would like to be engaged. They are exposed to a variety of electronic medias with their six second patterns of imaging which changes the brain to expect information to be delivered in short and rapid bursts as discussed by James Webb (2017) in the Generation Alpha White Paper on Information Technology
It can be concluded that generally Jazz Chants are able to guide students to master the acquisition of vocabularies in their learning of English Language
Summary
Hashim born into a world globally connected by internet They dislike waiting for a response, demand instant information and quick communication. Rothman (2016) adds that this is due to the external environment and the way the brains responded to it He further supports by stating that the brains of Generation Z have transformed to visual imaginary whereby the part of the brain which is responsible of visual ability has become more developed. It is crucial to understand how these pupils think, what is their concern about and how they would like to be engaged They are exposed to a variety of electronic medias with their six second patterns of imaging which changes the brain to expect information to be delivered in short and rapid bursts as discussed by James Webb (2017) in the Generation Alpha White Paper on Information Technology
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