Abstract:
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using YouTube songs to learn new
vocabulary among Japanese as Foreign language (JFL) learners in Malaysia and to analyze the
perception of JFL students in learning new vocabulary using YouTube songs. This study was
conducted in one of the higher learning Institutions in Malaysia for one semester to monitor
the progress of the respondents from zero knowledge of rudimentary Japanese language to a
certain level of basic Japanese proficiency. The respondents were 100 students derived from
random purposive sampling. The instrument used a questionnaire with 30 items was
administered as the primary data collection instrument, and also class observation notes as
additional research data to support the findings from the questionnaire. The data were coded
and analyzed using SPSS software version 22. The research finding of the study showed that
teaching through YouTube songs increased students' vocabulary ability for JFL learners. The
students had positive opinions about using YouTube songs methods. It also revealed that the
YouTube song technique was a useful tool to promote students' vocabulary ability, made
students cheerfully participate in class, and increased motivation in learning new vocabularies
in primary Japanese language.
