THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING RAP SONG AS A MEDIUM TO IMPROVE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR PAST SIMPLE VERBS: A CASE STUDY AT SMPN 47 MAKASSAR = THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING RAP SONG AS A MEDIUM TO IMPROVE MASTERY OF IRREGULAR PAST SIMPLE VERBS: A CASE STUDY AT SMPN 47 MAKASSAR

ADHE ANNISA PRAMESTYA. 2024, The Effectiveness of Using Rap Song as a Medium to Improve Mastery of Irregular Past Simple Verbs:A Case Study at SMPN 47 Makassar. (Supervised by : Ria Rosdiana Jubhari & Hidayatullah Yunus). This research investigates the effectiveness of using rap songs as a medium to improve mastery of irregular past verbs in class VIII students at SMPN 47 Makassar. The motivation for this research comes from the difficulties students face in memorizing and understanding irregular verbs, which only uses conventional teaching methods and fails to engage them. This research uses a qualitative case study method approach. The rap song "Past Tense Irregular Verb Song" by Edward Cornwall is used as the main teaching tool. The results showed that rap song significantly improved students' ability to remember and use irregular verbs in the past tense correctly. Students reported increased motivation and engagement during lessons, attributing this to the rhythmic and repetitive nature of rap music, which aids memory retention. These findings suggest that incorporating rap song into language teaching can be a valuable strategy for improving grammar skills, particularly in mastering irregular past verbs. This research contributes to the broader field of language pedagogy by highlighting the potential of integrating music, particularly rap, into English language teaching to increase students' grammatical competence and engagement.

Keywords : Irregular Past Verbs, Rap Song, Language Teaching.