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answering teacher’s question related to the material. It means that songs could make students enthusiastic to follow the teaching-learning process.
The students’ behavior after listening was also positive. They listened and did the teacher’s instruction enthusiastically. All of them participated in the
discussion actively. They also learnt new vocabulary and pronunciation related to the songs enthusiastically. When they found some difficult words, they were
willing to ask the teacher to explain it. Furthermore, the students enjoyed practicing pronunciation. The researcher observed that there were no students who
looked sleepy or bored because they were happy and enthusiastic in every learning activity.
Based on the theory from Leontive 1981: 31 that perception can be formed if someone is aware of experiencing an event and it will be interpreted as
behavioral response, it can be concluded that the eight grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang had positive perception because they had positive
behavior toward the use of songs in listening class and they had experienced it by themselves.
2. Data Presentation of the Questionnaire
The researcher distributed questionnaires in order to find out the SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang students’ perception on the use of songs in listening
class. The participants were the students of class VIII A and VIII B. The questionnaires were distributed on November 5
th
, 2012. There where fifty-four questionnaires that were distributed. The following table is the detailed
information about the questionnaire distribution.
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Table 4.1 Questionnaire Distribution
Date Location
Time Total students
of the class Total
participants November 5
th
, 2012
Class VIII A
08.30-09.45 27
27 November 5
th
, 2012
Class VIII B
10.00-10.45 27
27
As presented in the methodology, the questionnaire was divided into closed-ended and open-ended questions. There were fifteen closed-ended
questions and five open-ended questions. Each part would be analyzed separately.
a. The Result of Closed-Ended Questions
There were four responses that the students could choose. They are 4 for strongly agree SA, 3 for agree A, 2 for disagree D, and 1 for strongly
disagree SD. The students’ responses to each question are presented in the form of data percentage. The closed-ended question consisted of three parts. Below are
the results of the questionnaire analysis that were discussed per part.
1 The Students’ Perception on the Use of Songs in Listening Activity
The purpose of this part is to find out the SMP Pangudi Luhur 1 Kalibawang students’ perception on the use of songs in listening activity. There
were four statements in this part. The following is the table that shows the percentage result of the part A.
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Table 4.2 Percentage Result of Part A
No .
Statement SA
A D
SD Percentage
1. Saya menikmati belajar bahasa
Inggris dengan lagu. I enjoy learning English through songs.
37.04 62.96
2. Belajar bahasa Inggris
menggunakan lagu sangat menyenangkan. Learning
English through songs is fun. 40.74
59.26
3. Mendengarkan lagu berbahasa
Inggris memancing otak saya untuk berpikir tentang apa yang
diceritakan dalam lagu tersebut. Listening English songs make
me think about the story in it. 48.15
50 1.85
4. Aktifitas yang digunakan dapat
membantu saya untuk mengembangkan ketrampilan
bahasa Inggris terutama ketrampilan mendengarkan.
The activity which is used can help me to evolve my English
skills, especially listening skills.
66.67 33.33
The data that were obtained showed that the students’ perception on the listening activity using songs was positive. In the first statement that said, “I enjoy
learning English through songs,” students who agreed were 62.96, while the rest of the students 37.04 strongly agreed about that. It meant that the most
students enjoyed in learning English through songs. Most students agreed that learn English through songs is a fun activity. It
was proved by the data gathered from the questionnaires, as shown in the table 4.2. Thirty two students or 59.26 did agree and twenty two or 40.74 strongly
agreed that learn English through songs is a fun activity.
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The students also gave positive response to the third statement that said, “Listening English songs make me think about the story in it.” There were 50
students who agreed and 48.15 students strongly agreed about that. Meanwhile 1.85 students disagreed. It meant that the listening activity using songs could
raise students’ curiosity and made them to think the story of the songs. In the fourth statement, thirty six students or 66.67 chose strongly agree
while the rest of the students who chose agree were 33.33. It can be concluded that listening activity using songs could help the students to evolve their listening
skill.
2 The Students’ Perception on Motivation in Learning English Using
Songs
The second part of the questionnaire was part B. This part consists of six statements. The purpose of part B is to find out the students’ perception on
motivation in learning English using songs. The percentage result of this part is shown by the following table.
Table 4.3 Percentage Result of Part B
No .
Statement SA
A D
SD Percentage
5. Saya mendengarkan materi
dengan serius. I listen the material seriously.
18.52 75.92
5.55
6. Saya aktif dalam menjawab
pertanyaan-pertanyaan dari guru. I am active in answering
questions from my teacher. 14.81
70.37 14.81
7. Saya mengerjakan latihan yang
diberikan dengan serius. I do the assignment seriously.
25.92 64.81
9.26
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No .
Statement SA
A D
SD Percentage
8. Saya bertanya pada guru atau
teman setiap saya mengalami kesulitan dalam belajar bahasa
Inggris. I am asking to the teacher or friend whenever I
found difficulties in learning English.
40.74 55.55
3.70
9. Saya menjadi termotivasi untuk
belajar bahasa Inggris menggunakan lagu. I became
motivated to learn English using songs.
31.48 61.11
5.55 1.85
10. Saya bersemangat untuk belajar
dengan lagu pada pertemuan berikutnya. I am enthusiastic to
learn English using songs in the next meeting.
33.33 61.11
5.55
The data that were obtained showed that the students’ perception on the motivation in learning English using songs was positive. It was proved by the
result of the questionnaire where the students’ gave quite positive response to each statement.
In the fifth statement that said, “I listen the material seriously” there were 18.52 who strongly agreed, 75.92 who agreed, and 5.55 who disagreed. It
means that most of the students listened to the material seriously. The positive response was also shown in the result of the sixth statement.
Out of fifty four students, thirty eight students or 70.37 did agree and eight students or 14.81 strongly agreed. It can be concluded that most of the students
were answering teacher’s questions actively while there were 14.81 students that were not active in answering teacher’s questions.
