ENGAGING INDONESIAN KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WITH ADAPTED SONGS TO EMPOWER YOUNG LEARNERS’ CULTURAL AWARENESS

Sari

English for Young Learners becomes an interesting issues in the contexts of English acquisition. However, English learning in the areas of young learners in Indonesia is still rarely investigated. Thus, this paper is aimed to describe how Indonesian Kindergarten Students learned English from adapted English songs in their classroom. A group of kindergarten students participated in the study. All data were collected through participant observation. The results indicate the students were engaged in joyful English learning. Students were motivated and having fun of learning. The students were involved and participated in the singing practices. From the findings, cultural awareness of Indonesian traditional children songs and the ownerships of the cultural artefacts were also discussed.