because spelling and pronunciation of their own language is very interesting to seek. To what method is good for teaching listening comprehension to the
eleventh grade of senior high school student can be using English radio program Sunday Morning Cafe.
English radio program Sunday Morning Cafe will help the students to increase their attention in learning English. It carries messages or information and
emphasizes other elements. Thus, English radio program can attract the students’ attention in learning listening. Students will feel something new and different
from what they usually get in their class.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
RCT FM, a private commercial radio station in Semarang, broadcasts an English conversation program every Sunday morning. The program is to
interacting listeners. A number of considerations are proposed to show some importance of conducting this study. They are as follows:
1 Listening is an important component of a language in conducting communication. So, it is necessary to find suitable techniques and
media to draw student’s interest and to create cheerful atmosphere in learning listening.
2 Most of English teachers at Senior High School get some difficulties or problems in teaching listening.
3 English radio program is a media in teaching English which has benefit in the instructional process, especially, in improving listening
skills accept messages or lesson materials.
4 The writer wants to help teachers and Senior High School students in learning and improving listening skills since they have difficulties to
listen what the teacher has said.
1.3 Statements of the Problem
The study is conducted to answer the following problems: 1 To what extent does the RCT FM English radio program Sunday
Morning Cafe contribute to the improvement of listening skill of students of MAN Purwodadi?
2 What are the difficulties faced by the eleventh grades of senior high school in listening English radio program?
1.4 Significance of the Study
1 This study is expected to give contribution to teachers how to enrich the teachers’ strategies in teaching listening.
2 This study is expected to give an experience to students in learning listening by using RCT FM English radio program Sunday Morning
Cafe. 3 This study is expected to make another way of learning English for
Senior High School students by using English radio program.
1.5 Limitation of the Study
