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Mhd. Khoiri
Islamic University of Riau
Abstract
Songs play an important role in the development of young children learning a foreign
language. The aim of this research is to know whether songs media can give the positive effect
toward students’ listening skills. In order to achieve the aim of research, the writer used
experimental research. It was conducted of the first year students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1
Pekanbaru. The population of this research was the first year students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1
Pekanbaru. The sample of this research were VII 6 as Experimental Class which consist of 24
students and VII 5 as Control Class which consist of 24 students. The instrument of this research
was listening skills test by using songs. After analyzing the test, the writer found that the mean
score of post-test is greater than pre-test. 85,13 for post-test and 62,4 for pre-test. The total df (n-
1) or df (24-1) is 23. It was found that t-observation 7,7 on the level significant for two tail test is
bigger than t-table. It was found that the significant difference mean score of the research.
Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted. It’s mean,
songs media give the positive effect toward students’ listening skills.