English Song-based Learning Strategies to Improve English Students’ Listening Skills of English Education Department at the University of Mataram

English Education Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Mataram, Indonesia

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Abstract

In English, there are four skills which are reading skills, listening skills, writing skills, and speaking skills. English students have to improve their listening skills through the learning process, which has an impact on the development of student’s skills. Learning activities can change and develop students’ English skills to become more proficient and understand what they are learning. And there are several methods used in developing students’ English skills. This study investigated students’ listening skills improvement through English songs, and the purpose of this study was to determine how English songs can be used to improve the listening skills of English students. The participants of this study were seventh-semester students consisting of 21 students from 210 students in seven classes. This research method is a qualitative study, and data collection was done by distributing a questionnaire to 21 students who had taken the listening course. The results show that English songs are moderately effective in improving students’ listening skills.