Problems of the Research Objectives of the Research Significances of the Research

1.2 Problems of the Research

Based on the research background above, the problems of the study are formulated as follows: 1. how can the use of English songs improve the eighth year students’ speaking achievement at SMP N 11 Jember? 2. how can the use of English Songs improve the eighth year students’ participation in speaking class at SMP N 11 Jember?

1.3 Objectives of the Research

Based on the research background above, the objectives of the research are as follows: 1. to improve the eighth year students’ speaking achievement by using English Songs at SMP N 11 Jember. 2. to improve the eighth year students’ participation by using English Songs in speaking class at SMP N 11 Jember.

1.4 Significances of the Research

This research is expected to provide contribution of education to the English teachers, the students and future researchers. 1.4.1 The English Teacher The result of this research is expected to be useful for the English teacher of SMP N 11 Jember as an input and consideration for better way to teach speaking to the students by using English songs. 1.4.2 The students The result of this research is expected to provide a new learning experience by using English songs for the eighth year students of SMP N 11 Jember to improve their speaking achievement because songs can be good media of learning speaking ability with happiness that is really suitable to overcome the problem faced by the students, that is, boredom. 1.4.3 The future researcher The researcher hopes that the result of this research can be used as a useful reference and information for future researcher to conduct a further research dealing with the use of English songs by using different language skills and components and using the same or different research design with different subjects and schools for example in the experimental research design.

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE