THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGLISH SONGS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Abstract

The title of this research paper is “The effectiveness of English Songs To Improve Students In Listening Comprehension”. This research was conducted at SMK Muhammadiyah. Due to pandemic of Covid-19, the research was conducted online by using WhatsApp and Google Classroom. The purposes of this research were to identify the effectiveness of songs in improving students’ listening comprehension and find out the students’ responses toward the use of songs in learning listening. The research applied a pre-experimental research method, then used one group pretest-posttest design to conduct the research. The study then chose 20 students of XI OTKP 4 as the sample for experimental group. The instruments used in this research were pre-test,posttest and questionnaire. The data from pre-test and posttest were analyzed and calculated. According to the result of calculation, the value of t-observer was 5.965,then the freedom was 19 at the level of significance 0.05 for two tailed test is 2.093. Based on the calculation of t- observed, it was higher than the t-table. In other words, there was a significant different score before and after the treatment. Therefore, the method of the research is effective. Then, the result of questionnaire showed that the students gave positive responses toward the use of songs in learning listening comprehension and they felt enjoyed, pleasant and motivated. They were able to understand the meaning of the songs, but they still needed efforts to get used to. The conclusion of this research is the implementation of songs in learning listening comprehension can give a significant effect to the students. It is effective to make them interested, enjoyed and comfortable in learning listening. By using song, they are not only able to improve listening, but also improve pronunciation and vocabulary mastery.