Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): Volume 11 No 2 October 2024

Improving Students’ Analytical Writing Skill by Writing Song Lyrics Analysis

Khoirunnisak (Unknown)
Yanti Sri Rezeki (Unknown)
Syarif Husin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2024

Abstract

This study aimed to improve students’ analytical writing skill by writing song lyrics analysis. This study was conducted as classroom action research in two cycles. The subject of this study is the eleventh grade Social 3 students of Man Kota Singkawang in the academic year 2023/2024 which consists of thirty one students. The data obtained were quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data was obtained through the result of writing task and the qualitative data was obtained through field notes. The result from data analysis showed that the use of song could make students enjoy the learning activity. In addition, the use of song lyrics could make students remember the vocabulary easier and writing song lyrics analysis could improve students’ analytical essay writing skill. It also can be seen from the improvement of students writing tasks’ scores in cycle 1 and cycle 2. The mean score in cycle 1 was 59,19 and it was improved to be 76,45 in cycle 2. In conclusion, using song lyrics had successfully improved analytical essay writing skill of students’ in the eleventh grade Social 3 at Man Kota Singkawang.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...