The Correlation Between EFL Students' Habit of Listening to English Songs and Their Listening Comprehension Ability

Abstract

This research aimed to find out the correlation between tudents' habits in listening to English songs and listening skills. Researchers use correlational methods using a quantitative approach. There are two variables in this research. Students' habits of listening to English songs are the independent variable (variable X) and Listening Comprehension is the variable dependent (variable Y). Students' listening habits in English songs were obtained from questionnaires while students' listening abilities were obtained from documentation of the final semester grade C for the Listening course. The population of this study involved all second semester students in the English Language Education Study Program at the University of Islam Malang in 2023 and the sample consisted of students in class C in the listening subject which consisted of 22 students. Samples were taken using random sampling techniques. From the research results, it is known that the mean score is 80.3. The mean score of 80.3 shows that the students' habit in listening to English songs level is “Very Strong” level. From the results of calculating the correlation with SPSS 25, it can be seen that the significant value is 0.136. it means that there is no significant correlation between variable. The coefficient above is negative, which is -0.328. then the direction of the variable relationship is negative. Therefore, it can be concluded that the students who frequently listen to English songs do not guarantee that their abilities will be better than those who rarely listen to English songs.

Key words: Students Habit, English Songs, Listening Comprehension Skills