| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 英語學系 === 104 === The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of Disney English songs instruction on English learning motivation and academic achievement of ninth-grade junior high school students. In addition, this study also investigated the experimental group’s opinions and suggestions of the Disney English songs program.
The subjects in the present study were 56 ninth-graders from two classes of Ciaotou Junior High school. One of the two classes was randomly assigned to be the experimental group, including 28 students, and the other class was appointed as the control group with 28 students. The experimental group took the Disney English songs program for twelve weeks while the control group was under traditional instruction at the same time.
The instruments of this study adopted five Disney English songs: Let It Go, Colors of the Wind, Reflection, You’ll Be in My Heart, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight. One learning motivation questionnaire, one feedback questionnaire for experimental group, the first and the second English Basic Competence Test (BCT) of 2005 were also included. One-way ANCOVA was undertaken to examine the significance of the differences between the two groups. The open-ended feedback questionnaire for experimental group was explained in number and percentage.
The major findings of the present study are summarized as follows:
1.There was no significant difference in learning motivation between the experimental group and the control group.
2.There was no significant difference in academic achievement between the experimental group and the control group.
3.A majority of the students’ responses to the Disney English songs instruction in the experimental group were affirmative.
Based on the findings above, it is suggested that English teachers take this study as a stepping-stone to explore more different methods for better results.
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