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be applied in English class especially listening class. Most of the reason is because songs can be an alternative to learn English so they will be enthusiastic in
learning it. Ya, bisa untuk variasi biar murid-muridnya tambah bersemangat buat
belajar bahasa Inggris. Interview, Student 9
Yes. It can be a variation to learn English so the students will be more enthusiastic to learn it. Interview, Student 9
In other words, song can be used as a new learning material which makes the students enjoy the lesson so they will not get bored.
Ya bisa diterapkan menjadi materi pembelajaran baru biar anak-anak gak bosen di kelas. Interview, Student 6
Yes it can be applied to be a new learning material so the students will not get bored in class. Interview, Student 6
From their answer above it could be concluded that the students had positive perception on the implication of using songs in listening class. Listening through
songs made them easier in learning English. Moreover, the students agreed that songs were good and appropriate to be applied in listening class because songs
can be used as a new learning material which makes the students enthusiastic in learning English.
B. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Songs in Listening Class
When the students were asked about the advantages and disadvantages that they obtained so far, most of them answered that the advantages were their
listening skill improved, they knew new vocabularies and could remember it
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easily, their pronunciation increased, they did not feel bored or sleepy in the class, the students learn English enthusiastically, the lesson became enjoyable and easier
to learn. Saya jadi mudah untuk mengingat pelajaran dan membuat saya tidak
merasa bosan. Trus jadi tahu beberapa kata-kata baru. Interview, Student 3
I could remember the lesson easily dan I didn’t feel bored. Moreover, I also knew some new words. Interview, Student 3
Dapat kata-kata baru,tahu artinya, gak jadi ngantuk dan malah bikin seneng. Interview, Student 4
I got new vocabularies and its meanings. I didn’t feel sleepy and it made me happy. Interview, Student 4
Kemampuan mendengarkannya jadi bertambah, jadi mudah ingat kata- kata dan cara pengucapannya. Interview, Student 7
My listening skill improved. I easily remembered and pronounced the words. Interview, Student 7
Although listening through songs had a lot of advantages but there were still a few of disadvantages. The disadvantages were the first disadvantage was
students’ concentration was distracted because some students were too enthusiastic so they sang the song while doing the assignment.
The second disadvantage comes from the weakness caused by the song. Some words found in
the song were unfamiliar so the students felt difficult to understand the song. In consequence, their assignment could not reach the maximum result.
Ada yang sulit kata-katanya, jadinya saya sulit memahami lagunya. Interview, Student 4
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There were some difficult words so I could not understand the song. Interview, Student 4
Saya jadi kurang konsentrasi karena teman-teman banyak yang rame. Interview, Student 7
I was difficult to concentrate because my friends were noisy. Interview, Student 7
Moreover, the researcher wanted to find suggestions from the students’ in order to improve and to optimize the use of songs in listening class. The students
suggested adding more activities when they learned English through songs, such as singing activity or watching the video clip. They also suggested choosing the
popular songs and also choosing songs with clear pronunciation. The songs’
volume also needed to be considered because when it was too loud, the students could not listen to the contents of the songs or the words clearly.
Aktifitasnya ditambah, misalnya nonton videonya juga. Kalo bisa pake lagu yang ngetrend. Interview, Student 4
The activity should be added for the example, watch the video. If it is possible, the songs that are popular should be chosen. Interview, Student
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Jangan terlalu kebesaran suaranya, jadi suaranya malah gak kedengeran. Interview, Student 5
Don’t be too loud when playing the songs because I could not listen to it. Interview, Student 5
Lagunya harus yang pengucapannya jelas. Interview, Student 7 The song should have clear pronunciation. Interview, Student 7
Harmer 2001: 228 states that listening is an important skill because it provides the great opportunity to hear voices from native speakers, and it also
enables students to improve their own pronunciation as a result of the spoken
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English they absorb from the listening material. Through listening to the songs, the students obtained many advantages such as, their listening skill improved,
they knew new vocabularies, their pronunciation increased, they did not feel bored or sleepy in the class, the students learn English enthusiastically and also the
lesson became enjoyable and easier to learn. Although there were disadvantages, it was less than the advantages that they obtained. The students also suggested that
there were many activities that could be added in learning using songs. The students’ suggestions were very beneficial to improve and to optimize the use of
songs in listening class.
