Improving Students' Vocabulary Mastery on Greeting through English Songs as a Learning Media for Grade 1 at SD Muhammadiyah Metro Pusat Academic Year 2025/2026
This study aims to improve the vocabulary mastery of first-grade students at SD Muhammadiyah Metro Pusat through the use of English songs as a learning medium. The main focus of this study lies in greetings as a basic communicative competence for young learners. By applying a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design following the Kemmis and McTaggart spiral model, this research involved 33 participants consisting of 16 males and 17 females during the 2025/2026 academic year. Data were collected comprehensively through validated researcher-made vocabulary tests, observation sheets, field notes, and visual questionnaires to ensure the validity of the findings. Data analysis was conducted by combining descriptive statistics for quantitative results and qualitative descriptive analysis to capture student behavior patterns. The results showed that the integration of English songs significantly improved student engagement and memory, with 85% of students successfully achieving a minimum mastery score of 80 or higher. In conclusion, English songs proved to be effective as reliable cognitive and affective tools in early childhood English education. The implications of this research suggest that elementary school educators should integrate musical elements to create a more interactive and enjoyable learning environment.