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English Learning Innovation (englie)
ISSN : 27237400     EISSN : 27237419     DOI : https://doi.org/10.22219/englie
English Learning Innovation (englie) is a refereed publication devoted to research articles concerned with the teaching and learning of English. It also publishes multi-disciplinary research and critical review of issues on applied linguistics, English language teaching and English literature in the context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1. ELT in EFL and ESL context. 2. Curriculum and Material Development in ELT. 3. Language Assessment. 4. Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). 5. International and Intercultural Communication. 6. English for Young Learners (EYL).
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Improving junior high school students’ listening comprehension in English learning Spotify podcast application Andien Laksita Syafitri; Ririn Ambarini; Fitri Yulianti
English Learning Innovation Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): August
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang

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Abstract

Listening comprehension remains a pervasive challenge for junior high school students’, primarily due to rigid classroom intructional media that often induce high text anxiety and cognitive overload. This study investigated the empirical effectiveness of intergrating the Spotify application to improve students’ listening comprehension within an English language learning framework. Utilizing a quasi-experimental approach, data were gathered from a final sample of  junior high school students split into an experimental group and control group. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in IBM SPSS to neutralize initial baseline differencess by treating pre-test score a covarite. The descriptive findings revealed that before the intervention, students’ listening comprehension in both groups resided at a low-to moderate level. Following the instructional cycle, the experimental group achieved a high level of proficiency, marking a substantial and positive upward shift in their ability to decode Spoken English text. The inferential ANCOVA result confirmed that  the data revealed a clear difference in how the two performed on the post-test listening , with the model closely matches the reality of data exceptionally well . These findings suggest that the user-centric control of Spotify, such as adjustable playback speeds, act a vital cognitive scaffold that lowers student’s affective filters and anxiety. Ultimately, this study provides a practical blueprint for languange educators aiming to foster autonomous and resilent English listening in the digital era.