STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD NEWS BROADCAST
USED AS MATERIALS FOR LISTENING:
A CASE STUDY
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Wahyu Nur Endah Pratiwi
112007021ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
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St udent s’ Percept ions t ow ard New s Broadcast Used as M at erials for List ening: a Case St udy
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Students’ Perceptions toward News Broadcast
Used as Materials for Listening:
a Case Study
Wahyu Nur Endah Pratiwi
Satya Wacana Christian University
Abstract
Listening is one of the four major skills in English learning that every learner should master. However, listening becomes the skill that is not easy to master. This study aimed to find out the students’ perception toward news broadcast as listening material in Kotabahasa language center Salatiga. This study used a descriptive method since the data and the result of the study was in descriptive form. Five participants from Kotabahasa language center Salatiga were selected using a convenience sampling technique. The participants were interviewed to elicit the data. The data were analyzed using content analysis technique. The results of the study were discussed in four themes. The findings show that the students found news broadcast as useful material in learning English and it helped them in speaking, reading and writing skill development.
