USING SPOTIFY AS A LEARNING MEDIUM IN DEVELOPING LISTENING COMPREHENSION OF THE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 2 PALU

ABSTRACT
Nadila Frensiska Amanda, A 121 20 054. Using Spotify as a Learning Medium
in Developing Listening Comprehension of the Tenth-Grade Students of SMA
Negeri 2 Palu. Skripsi English Education Study Program, Department of
Language and Art Education, Faculty of Teaching Training and Education,
Tadulako University, under the Supervision of Jamiluddin and Mashuri.
This study aimed to prove whether or not the use of Spotify can develop
the listening comprehension of the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Palu.
The research design used in this study was a quasi-experimental design, and used
a quantitative approach to analyze the data. The population of this study was the
tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Palu. The researcher used purposive
sampling and chose two groups: XD as the experimental group and XE as the
control group, which each group consisted of 32 students. The instrument in
collecting data was test (pretest and posttest). The results of this study show that
there is a significant difference in the increase in students' listening after being
taught through the Spotify application. Data analysis shows that the ????????????????????????????????
(7,216) is higher than ???????????????????????? (1,670) by applying a significance level of 0.05 with
degrees of freedom (df) = 62. This means that the hypothesis is accepted. So, it
can be said that Spotify can develop the students’ listening comprehension in
learning English at SMA Negeri 2 Palu.
Keywords: Spotify, Listening Comprehension