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Andrés Roberto Rengifo had conducted a research titled ‘Improving Pronunciation through the
Use of Karaoke in an Adult English Class’ in 2009. The participants were a group of around 12-
15 adult students in an adult English education institute; their ages ranged from 18 to 60.
Students often have difficulty and experience lots of problems with pronunciation in English. The
research project intended to show how students can improve their pronunciation through the
use of karaoke in their English class. By using karaoke, the teacher designed activities and
involved students to improve their pronunciation. Students’ progress was analyzed in order to
arrive at a conclusion of the effectiveness of the karaoke sessions. It was also shown that the
karaoke classes offer a lot of fun and creativity while students cooperate with each other to
achieve their pronunciation goals. Taking into account the research question proposed for this
project and based on all the information collected, it could be concluded that karaoke activities
promoted learning in a laidback environment. The participants were more eager and motivated
to learn through implementing the teaching strategy. Overall, there was improvement in the
participants’ pronunciation. Karaoke, by itself, could be monotonous and a quick plan to have
fun; but complemented with activities and tasks, karaoke itself could be the leading point to
bring more original activities into the classroom without neglecting communicative, intellectual
and social factors. Therefore, activities could be implemented into a serious and responsible
syllabus.