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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ LISTENING HABIT

TO ENGLISH SONG AND VOCABULARY MASTERY OF TEN
GRADE STUDENT AT SMK PGRI 2 NGANJUK
IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2023-2024

Derry Blessinky1, Henny Roesellaningtias2, Sujono3

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STKIP PGRI Nganjuk
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STKIP PGRI Nganjuk
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STKIP PGRI Nganjuk
e-mail: derryblessinky85@gmail.com, Roesellahenny@gmail.com, John.bril@gmail.com

Abstrak
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan antara kebiasaan mendengarkan lagu
bahasa Inggris dan penguasaan kosakata siswa kelas sepuluh di SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk tahun
ajaran 2023-2024. Penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional.
Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk tahun ajaran 2023-
2024 yang berjumlah total 84 siswa. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah
purposive sampling, dimana peneliti memilih siswa di kelas yang memiliki nilai rata-rata paling
rendah dibandingkan kelas lainnya, yaitu kelas X-AKL-2 dengan jumlah siswa 28 orang. Teknik
analisis data yang digunakan untuk menganalisis data dalam penelitian ini adalah korelasi Product
Moment. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar responden, 10 siswa (35,7%)
dari kelas X SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, memiliki kebiasaan mendengarkan lagu berbahasa Inggris
dengan kategori cukup baik. Sebagian besar responden, 15 siswa (53,6%) dari kelas X SMK PGRI
2 Nganjuk, memiliki penguasaan kosa kata kategori baik. Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara
kebiasaan siswa mendengarkan lagu bahasa Inggris dan penguasaan kosa kata siswa kelas sepuluh
di SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk tahun pelajaran 2023-2024. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan r-score 0,417,
sedangkan r-table sebesar 0,367. Oleh karena r-score ≥ r-tabel, maka hipotesis diterima. Nilai r-
score sebesar 0,417 menunjukkan bahwa tingkat keeratan antara kebiasaan mendengarkan lagu
berbahasa Inggris dengan penguasaan kosa kata siswa berada pada tingkat sedang.

Kata Kunci: Kebiasaan Mendengarkan, Lagu Bahasa Inggris, Kosakata

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between listening habits English and
vocabulary mastery of tenth grade students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the academic year of
2023-2024. This research is a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The population of
this study was all class X students of SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk for the academic year 2023-2024,
with a total of 84 students. The sampling technique in this study was purposive sampling, in which
the researcher selected students in the class that had the lowest average score compared to other
classes, namely class X-AKL-2 with 28 students. The data analysis technique used to analyze the
data in this study is Product Moment correlation. The results of this study indicate that the majority
of respondents, 10 students (35.7%) from class X SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have a habit of listening
to English songs in a fairly good category. Most of the respondents, 15 students (53.6%) from
class X SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, had good vocabulary mastery. There is a significant relationship
between students' habits of listening to English songs and tenth grade students' vocabulary mastery
at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the academic year of 2023-2024. This is evidenced by the r-score of
0.417, while the r-table is 0.367. Thus, the r-score ≥ r-table, the hypothesis is accepted. The r-score
value of 0.417 indicates that the closeness level between the habit of listening to English songs and
students' vocabulary mastery is at a moderate level.

Keywords: Listening Habit, English Songs, Vocabulary Mastery.

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Introduction
English is the most famous and important language in the world. It is an
international language which is spoken by most people in the world. Many scientific
books were printed in English. English is also used in formal or non-formal
communication in the world beside other international languages. For most
Indonesian people, learning English is very important, because by understanding
English well, it will be easier for them to understand any information written in
English. It supports ability for the people to compete in global society. Moreover,
in this globalization era, the interaction of people between countries will be
increased. Domestic workers in Indonesia may cooperate and communicate with
foreign workers. Therefore, English is taught from kindergarten school until
university in Indonesia.
The aim of learning English in vocational high school is preparing students
for working. English in the vocational high school helps students in their future
working. Good mastery of English can be an effective means of increasing the
mastery of science and technology so as to increase the competitiveness of
Indonesian human resources. Language competency based curriculum on 2013 is
focused to improve communication skill including: listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Then, in order to support those skills, the important element needed is
vocabulary. Mastery of English vocabulary has various aspects, which can be used
as a means to develop knowledge, convey messages, and form words. With good
vocabulary mastery, it will be easier for students to learn English, conversely if
learning English is difficult to achieve the goal if students do not master a number
of frequently used English vocabulary.
Based on a preliminary survey of 10 students of 10th Class of SMK PGRI 2
Nganjuk in the academic year of 2023-2024 on January 2023, where the students
were asked to name some English vocabulary in the field of business world, then
it was found that only 3 students could answer the vocabulary correctly and
pronounce it well. As many as 4 students succeeded in answering the vocabulary
correctly, but they failed to pronounce it properly. While the other 3 students
could not mention the vocabulary correctly at all. According to these findings, it

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appears that most students have low English vocabulary mastery and need to be
improved.
Learning vocabulary conventionally is usually done by students by
memorizing words from dictionaries or textbooks. However, this method is often
tedious and in the end students are lazy to do it. This causes students' vocabulary
repertoire is very lacking and hinders their mastery of skills in English. Therefore,
appropriate teaching strategy is needed to increase richness of the students'
English vocabulary. The strategy should be fun enough for students to do and can
be applied at any time, both inside and outside the classroom.
English vocabulary mastery can be improved through continuous listening
activities. Putri (2019) suggested the teachers to play the English music for plenty
of times for their students, then to tell them about the vocabularies which they
have heard. According to previous research by Setia (2022), it was found that
having the habit of listening to English songs were increase students’ English
vocabulary. The vocabulary is obtained from the lyrics of English songs that are
often listened to by students. The influence of songs in vocabulary learning is very
good. From the song can increase vocabulary mastery. Listening to English songs
in daily life can add or affect student’s vocabulary mastery.
According to Lestari (2019), songs are one kind of listening activity that has

broad potential. Music and songs are crucial parts of growing and learning. Some

of the significant characteristics of songs are that they are fun and can keep the

students excited. There are many advantages to using songs in the classroom.

Through using contemporary popular songs, which are already familiar to

teenagers, the teacher can meet the challenges of the teenage needs in the

classroom. Since songs are highly memorable and motivating the students. The

most important feature of songs is repetition. Songs are contained the language

patterns, and also develop listening skills, pronunciation, and rhythm, and provide

a fun atmosphere. In addition, songs are very beneficial types of activities. It can

be used at any stage of a lesson and there are many ways to incorporate them into

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a lesson. Sometimes, songs are used just as gap fillers and warm-ups, sometimes

as the main part of a lesson, but sometimes they are there to provide a fun

atmosphere.

Research Methodology
The design of this research is quantitative and the approach using
correlational design. The procedure for implementing this research includes
several stages: preliminary studies, designing research instrument, collecting data,
analyzing data, and concluding. The independent variable of this research is
listening habit to English song and the dependent variable is vocabulary mastery.
Population of this research is all of ten grade students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in
the academic year of 2023-2024, which totaled 84 students, which is divided into
3 classes. Sampling technique in this research is purposive sampling with the
judgment is the class which the average score of the students is the lowest than the
others, it is class X-AKL-2 with the numbers is 28 students.
In this research, the researcher used 2 instruments: questionnaire and
vocabulary test. Then, data is analyzed by Product Moment to find out wether
there is a significant relationship between listening habit to English song with
students' vocabulary mastery. If the r-score ≥ r-table, the hypothesis would be
accepted, meaning that there is significant correlation between students’ listening
habit to English song and vocabulary mastery of ten grade students at SMK PGRI
2 Nganjuk in the academic year of 2023-2024. Meanwhile, if the r-score < r-table,
the hypothesis would be rejected, meaning that there is no there is significant
correlation between students’ listening habit to English song and vocabulary
mastery of ten grade students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the academic year of
2023-2024.

Research Findings and Discussion

1. Description of Students’ Listening Habit to English Song

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Based on the results of distributing questionnaires about students’ listening

habit to English song, the following description is obtained:
Table 1
Description of Students’ Listening Habit to English Song

No. Listening Habit Category Numbers Percentation

1. Good 6 21,4%
2. Fairly Good 10 35,7%
3. Fair 8 28,6%
4. Poor 2 7,1%
5. Very Poor 2 7,1%
Total 28 100,0%

According to Table 1, it is known that the majority of respondents, 10 students

(35.7%) from class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have fairly good category of
listening habit to English songs.

2. Description of Students’ Vocabulary Mastery

Based on the results of test about students’ vocabulary mastery, the
following description is obtained:

Table 2
Description of Students’ Vocabulary Mastery

No. Vocabulary Mastery Category Numbers Percentation

1. Very Good 11 35,7%
2. Good 14 53,6%
3. Fairly Good 2 7,1%
4. Fair 1 3,6%
Total 28 100,0%

According to Table 2, it is known that the majority of respondents, 15 students

(53,6%) from class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have good category of
vocabulary mastery.

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3. Correlation between Students’ Listening Habit to English Song and

Vocabulary Mastery
The calculation of Product Moment formula can be done with the help of
Microsoft Excel program Based on the calculation, it is known that r-score is
0,417, while r-table is 0,367 (see on appendix 6). Therefore r-score ≥ r-table, so
the hypothesis is accepted, meaning that there is significant correlation between
students’ listening habit to English song and vocabulary mastery of ten grade
students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the academic year of 2023-2024. The r-score
value of 0.417 indicates that the level of closeness between the habit of listening
to English songs and students' vocabulary mastery is at a moderate level.

B. Discussion
1. Students’ Listening Habit to English Song
The results of this research showed that the majority of respondents, 10
students (35.7%) from class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have fairly good
category of listening habit to English songs. The highest average score of
respondents' statements is that they repeatedly listen to English songs they like.
Apart from that, they also have their favorite English songs in the music player
playlist. In general, the habits of the respondents in this study in listening to music
in English still need to be improved so that optimal benefits can be obtained.
According to Paksi and Subianto (2020) listening to English music can be a
way for participants to learn English. By singing while looking at the lyric of the
song, participants can learn while singing and recognize the song vocabulary.
Songs are one kind of listening activity that has broad potential. Music and songs
are crucial parts of growing and learning. The most important feature of songs is
repetition. Songs are contained the language patterns, and also develop listening
skills. Listening to English songs can have several benefits for vocabulary
development.
2. Students’ Vocabulary Mastery
The results of this research showed that the majority of respondents, 15
students (53,6%) from class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have good category of
vocabulary mastery. The total average score of respondents' answer is 85 from

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maximal score 100. This showed that the average score of the respondents has
reached the minimum class criteria. However, there were still questions that the
majority of respondents failed to answer correctly. In particular, the respondents
made mistakes in identifying the vocabulary "whiny", "punch" and "greatest".

3. Correlation between Students’ Listening Habit to English Song and

Vocabulary Mastery
The results of this research indicated that there is significant correlation
between students’ listening habit to English song and vocabulary mastery of ten
grade students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the academic year of 2023-2024. The
level of closeness between the habit of listening to English songs and students'
vocabulary mastery is in moderate level.
The results of this research are consistent with several relevant previous
studies. According to research by Listiyaningsih (2017), it is found that English
song can improve listening skill. Listening skill is one of skill in the English
language that should be mastered. People who learn the English language should
master the listening skill. To improve listening skill, people can exercise through
listening English song because listening English song has the benefit to improve
listening skill.
Acording to research by Ali (2020), learning English through listening to
the songs in classroom activities could have positive effect on the listening
comprehension of young learners, provided that the task given to them is in
harmony with their level of proficiency. Comparing the results of the
experimental groups with those of control groups, it shows that the use of songs
has contributed significantly to the improvement of young learners` listening
skills. This is apparent in the noticeably very good performance of experimental
groups in the post-tests. Hence, this result suggests that the experimental groups
who listened to English songs had a better performance than the control groups
who followed the traditional listening content of the curriculum.

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Conclusions And Recommendations

Several conclusions could be drawn from this research those are the
majority of respondents from class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have fairly good
category of listening habit to English songs, the majority of respondents, from
class X at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk, have good category of vocabulary mastery, and
there is significant correlation between students’ listening habit to English song
and vocabulary mastery of ten grade students at SMK PGRI 2 Nganjuk in the
academic year of 2023-2024.
It is recommended for English teachers who want to improve their students'
English vocabulary mastery to apply English songs listening strategy in the class.
Furthermore, students are also motivated to get used to listening to English songs
at home in their daily life. Thus, students can form habits in listening to songs in
English and indirectly their vocabulary mastery will be improved.

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