JELT (Jambi-English Language Teaching)
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)

USING NURSERY RHYMES TO TEACH VOCABULARY: A CASE STUDY OF FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BANTEN

Hidayatillah, Nur Salamah (Unknown)
Wijayanti, Murti Ayu (Unknown)
Utomo, Dhafid Wahyu (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2025

Abstract

The study aims to determine the learning process, the challenge, and student responses on teaching vocabulary by using nursery rhymes in SDN Tembakang 2. The method used in this research is qualitative. The data was collected through observation, interview, and documentation. The participants of this research are the fifth-grade student which consist of 20 students and the teacher. Based on the findings, the researchers found that the teacher faced difficulty in finding appropriate nursery rhymes with the material, and most of the students faced difficulty in self-confidence. However, the students positively responded to the implementation of nursery rhymes in teaching vocabulary, the students can pronounce and remember the vocabulary easily after singing nursery rhymes. Their English score also increased in themes 1,2, and 4 which the teacher used nursery rhymes as teaching media. In conclusion, the use of nursery rhymes as teaching media helps students at the elementary level in learning the vocabulary.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jambi-English Language Teaching (JELT) is an international refereed journal in English language teaching. It publishes articles that explore the application of English language in teaching and everyday experience of English in education. Its scope is national and international in that it welcomes ...