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A THESIS
Ar Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Sarjana Pendidikan
Degrec in English Language Teaching Faculty
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VILIA WULANSARI
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UNIVERSITAS
KATOLIK
WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA
F A K U L T A S
K E G U R U A N
D A N I L M U P E N D I D I K A N
J U R U S A N P E N D I D I K A N
B A H A S A D A N S E N I
P R O G R A M
S T U D I P E N D I D I K A N
B A H A S A
I N G G R I S
APPROVAL SHEE'I
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This thesis entitled: "Analyzing the Problems Encountered by Second Grade Students of SMUK Mgr. Soegijapranata Pasuruan in Listening to Pop Songs", prepared and submitted by Vilia Wulansari has been approved and accepted as partial fulfillment ofthe requirement for the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Teaching by the followins advisors:
Prof. E. Sadtono. Ph. D
APPROVAL S}IEET
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This thesis has been examined by the committee of an Oral Examination with the grade of on September l4'n, 2004.
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Prof. Dr. Veronica L. Diptoadi Chairman
Johanes 6nardi Taloko. S.Pd. M.Sc. fronica Aniek Setiawaty. S.Pd.
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Prof. E. Sadtono. Ph. D
ACKI'iOWLEDGEilIENTS
First of all. the writer u'ould like to express her greatest gratitude to The Almightl,- God for His guidance and biessings to the writer in carrying out and finishing her thesis lreil.
Having completed this thesis, the writer once again would like to express her deepest gratitude to.
l. Prof. E. Sadtono, Ph. D, the first advisor who has been lvilling to help the *'riter in doing her thesis.
2. Dra. Ruruh Mindari M.Pd, the second advisor who has guided and helpcd the writer in doing his thesis.
3. Prof. Dr. Veronica L. Diptoadi , Johanes Leonardi Taloko, S.Pd, M.Sc. and Veronica Aniek Setiaw-atv, S.Pd who have been willing to help the
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rvriter in doing her thesis
The administrative Personnel of Wid-va Mandala Catholic University Librarian, who have helped and given the writer data needed for her thesis. The headmaster (Drs. Paulus Martha Dwisasrnito) and the English teacher iPiscelina Utari, S.Pd) of SML|L Mgr. Soegliapranata Pasuruan, u'ho has given the opportunities to hold the listening test in the school.
The writer's parents and sister, who have given their supports for the uriter.
All of the rvriter's tiiends: Sugianto, Ena, Hanny, Diana and Inany other friends who have given supports. ideas and help.
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To all of those mentioned above, the writer wouid iike to express hcr deepest appreciation and gratitude. Without their participation this thesis would not have been completed as is norv.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTERI: INTRODUCTION ... "" "' I 1 . 1 B a c k g r o u n d o f t h e S t u d y . . . I 1 . 2 s t a t e m e n t s o f t h e s t u d y . . . . . . ' . . 5 1 . 3 O b j e c t i v e s o f t h e S t u d y . . . . . . 6
1 . 4 S i g r i f i c a n c e o f t h e S t u d y . . . . . . 6 1.5 Scope and Limitation of the Study ... ... ... -..'l 1 . 6 D e f i n i t i o n o f t h e K e y - t e r m s . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 8 1.? Theoretical Framework . . . ' . 8 1.8 Organization of the Study
2.1 .l The Nature of Listening in Language Leamtng
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2 . 3 P r o b l e m s i n l i s t e n i n s . . . - . . ' . . . 2 0 2 . 4 L i s t e n i n g T e s t . . . . . . 2 2 2 . 5 S o n g s i n l i s t e n i n g C l a s s . . . . . . . - . . . 2 5 2.6 Steps in Conducting a Questionnaire Survey . ... - -..-.28 2 . 7 R e v i e w o f R e l a t e d P r e v i o u s S t u d y . . . . . . 3 0 C H A P T E R I I I : R E S E A R C H M E T H O D O L O G Y . . . . . . . . . 3 1
3 . 1 R e s e a r c h D e s i e n . . . . . . . . . 3 1 3 . 2 T h e S u b j e c t s o f t h e S t u d y . . . 3 1 3 . 3 T h e D a t a . . . 3 2 3 . 4 T h e R e s e a r c h I n s t r u m e n t s . . . . . . . 3 2 3 . 5 T h e P r o c e s s e s o f S e l e c t i n g t h e S o n g s . . . 3 3 3 . 6 T r y O u t o f t h e l n s t r u m e n t s . . . 3 5 3.7 The Procedure of Data Collection ... ... ... ... .... 36 3 . 6 T h e D a t a A n a l y s i s T e c h n i q u e s . . . 3 7 CHAPTER IV : DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
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4 . 2 D i s c u s s i o n s . . . . . . " " " 5 2 C H A P T E R V : C O N C L U S I O N . . . . . . " " ' 5 4
7 . 1 C o n c l u s i o n . . . . . . 5 4 7 . 2 S u g g e s t i o n s . . . . . " " " ' 5 4
7.2.1 Suggestions forthe Teachingof Listening ... """' 57 7 .2.2 Suggestions for Further Research ... ... .. . ... .. . 59 B T B L T O G R A P H Y . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 6 0
A P P E N D I X . . . 6 3
ABSTR{CT
Wulansari, Vilia. 2004. Analyzing the Problems Encountereci by Second Crade Students of SMUK Mgr. Soegijapranata Pasuruan in Listening to Pop Songs. Program Studi Pendidrkan Bahasa inggris, FKIP, Untversiias Katholik Widya Mandala Surabay'a.
Advisor: -. Prof. E. Sadtono, Ph. D -. Dra. Ruruh Mindari. lv1. Pd
language and also leads to the mastery of
Listening as part of language skills is the first step to leam a foreign1 S
the other language skills. Although listening is an important language skill, it seerns to be negiected in teachtng learning process. In 2004. the Indonesian Ministry of National Education stated that the EBTANAS. the national final exam. would include a special listening test. 'ihis piece ofnelvs caught secondary schools unprepared since many ofthem have not given enough training for their students in listening, Listening cannot be learned in one or tp'o exercises, it takes a long time to have enough ability to iisten. The teacher should give a great amount oflistening exercises and they also have to knorv the problems faced by their students in listening to prepare the students weil in facing the listening test.
Considering the reason above, the rwiter conducted research into the ability and the problems of secondary students in listening to English pop songs. 'fhe ',vriter chose SMUK Mgr. Soegijapranata Pasuruan, as the piace to conduct the researoh. The subjects chosen were fifty five second grade students of the school. These students were chosen because thev rvill have a listening test in EBTANAS in 2005. This research was held to see their abiliry* and the problems the1,' have in listening. The rvriter used pop songs as authentic materials since songs create more reiaxed situation. 'fhe tests were heid twtce because of the time limitation given b-v the teacher. In the listening test, the *Titer played the songs three timcs, and each time the songs \tere bcing played the students had to write down as rnany different vocabulary items as they could, this is to measure their vocabulary achievement. To figure out their problems in listening to pop songs. the writer gave questiotrnaires to the students and the resuit of these questionnaires showed the problems faced by the students.
The resuits of this study show' that students' vocabtliary achievement is beiow lifty percent of the amount of vocabulary of the songs. The rnajor problem encountered by most students found in the first song is concentration on listening. The major problem encountered by most students {bund in the second song is their ability in comprehending the content of the song.
These results can be used as a guideline for the English teachers of SMUK lvlgr. Soegtjapranata Pasuruan in teaching listening. Another implication is that songs can be used as interesting materials in teaching listening.
