The effect of using you tube songs towards new vocabulary acquisition in higher learning Institution

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using YouTube songs to learn new vocabulary among Japanese as Foreign language (JFL) learners in Malaysia and to analyze the perception of JFL students in learning new vocabulary using YouTube songs. This study was conducted in one of the higher learning Institutions in Malaysia for one semester to monitor the progress of the respondents from zero knowledge of rudimentary Japanese language to a certain level of basic Japanese proficiency. The respondents were 100 students derived from random purposive sampling. The instrument used a questionnaire with 30 items was administered as the primary data collection instrument, and also class observation notes as additional research data to support the findings from the questionnaire. The data were coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 22. The research finding of the study showed that teaching through YouTube songs increased students' vocabulary ability for JFL learners. The students had positive opinions about using YouTube songs methods. It also revealed that the YouTube song technique was a useful tool to promote students' vocabulary ability, made students cheerfully participate in class, and increased motivation in learning new vocabularies in primary Japanese language.