AbstractOne of the main goals of pedagogy is to prepare students for the real world. Educators
are using creative methods to ensure that students are equipped with real world skills,
such as e-mail writing skill. One such method is the use of nursery rhymes in lessons.
This study investigates the impact of using nursery rhymes in English Language lessons
in improving the e-mail writing skill of low proficiency students. The objectives of this
study are to examine the effectiveness of using nursery rhymes to improve e-mail
writing skill of low proficiency students and to investigate the students’ perception to
the use of nursery rhymes in English Language lessons. This study was conducted by
holding an English Language lesson using nursery rhymes for a sample comprising 35
Form 2 students who have low English Language proficiency from Lahad Datu, Sabah.
The quantitative approach is used for this study by collecting data of the students’ 5-
Point Likert scale survey and e-mail wri.....