The effect of classical music on students’ reading comprehension at SMP Wachid Hasyim 4 Surabaya

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Agustin, Isnaini Maulidiyah (2018) The effect of classical music on students’ reading comprehension at SMP Wachid Hasyim 4 Surabaya. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

Reading is one of the most important skills as an output of the language, but, most of students’ are not interested in reading skill. Reading is an activity which includes drafting and outlining. Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people. Classical music is a wonderfull music for a series of the tones that are played regularly and in rhytm, so as to produce a series of sounds beautiful and pleasant. The aimed of this study is to know what the effect of classical music on students’ reading comprehension in narrative text and also to know what the students responses during teaching reading using classical music. In this study the researcher used quasi experimental approach. The researcher took two classes as the sample; 7B consist of 30 students as the experimental group and 7C consist of 30 students as control group of SMP 4 Wachid Hasyim 4 Surabaya. The researcher using pre test, post test and also questionnaire as the instruments of this study. The researcher operates classical music by using speaker. To know the effect of classical music on students’ reading comprehension in narrative text .proved by the test. Based on the result, the average of post test in experimental group is 69.33, while the average of post test in control group is 64.33. Based on students’ response after using classical music is 50% students said they are feel enjoy. 40% students said they are feel tight. 33.3% students said they are feel relax. 33.3% students said they are feel comfortable . 13.3% students said reading English text is a very fun activity to do if accompanied by classical music. 50% students said they are feel anxious when their reading activities accompanied by classical music. 56.6% students said became motivated to read English texts by classical music.50% students said reading activities accompanied by classical music or without classical music are the same. 36.6% students said under pressure read English texts by classical music. In sum, students reading comprehension in narrative text was increased by using classical music.