Individual Task

Song as a Media for Increasing Student Listening

Language skills are an important aspect of communication.  And in English learning itself there are 4 aspects namely listening, speaking, writing and reading.  Every individual has different levels of difficulty, including difficulties in communication, difficulty understanding pronunciation, grammar or minimal vocabulary.  In learning English, you must master 4 aspects of skill.  In this aspect of the skill students learn about how to pronounce or pronounce words correctly, write sentences correctly according to grammar and listen to foreign language sentences correctly and thoroughly so that what is heard matches what is said.

One aspect that is difficult for students to learn is listening.  Many students who still cannot understand even do not understand words or sentences spoken in English verbally by the interlocutor so that what happens will be misunderstanding.  In general, they have difficulty understanding English expressions or sentences.  Their listening and English skills are still lacking.  So many factors that affect them are difficult to learn to listen in English such as: the material is too fast to be heard so that they forget what they have heard, do not know the meaning of words in English spoken or heard because of the limitations of the English Vocabulary they have, no  concentration on the material being listened to.

These problems make it difficult for them to learn to listen so they feel lazy and scared when they take English lessons.  Though listening is one important part.  Learning to listen is not easy and often students ignore it.  One of the factors that influence the learning process of listening is the learning media.  Effective and fun learning media will influence students in learning to listen.  So many efforts can be made to learn English, one of which is the listening aspect.  Students often find it difficult when learning to listen.  Listening is our understanding in hearing English.  Both directly and through media such as music, songs or films.

This essay will discuss how to use song media in effective listening teaching.

Referensi

Kiki Rezky Andriani. Hubungan Media Lagu Dengan Peningkatan Kemampuan Mendengarkan Siswa. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.academia.edu/32673830/HUBUNGAN_MEDIA_LAGU_DENGAN_PENINGKATAN_KEMAMPUAN_MENDENGARKAN_SEORANG_SISWA&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwihz72s2pzpAhU6_XMBHTYUCqAQFjAAegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw0IZhMVZZbJLTA4rBmN6-iz