SKRIPSI

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE ENGLISH POP SONG
TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILL

By
Una Melik Artilia
NIM 201632048

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2021
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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE USE ENGLISH POP SONG
TOWARD THEIR ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILL

SKRIPSI
Presented to Universitas Muria Kudus
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing
the Sarjana Program in English Education Department

By:
Una Melik Artilia
NIM 201632048

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
2021

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 MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
“Don’t say I can’t before trying it first, because in this world nothing is
impossible if you want to try”

DEDICATED:
This research dedicated to:
 Allah SWT who has answered my prayers so far.
 My beloved parents who always pray and support me to
complete this skripsi.
 My beloved friends, who always support me, pray for me,
accompany me, and help me when I have trouble.
 My beloved lecturers who have given a lot of knowledge for
me.

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First of all, the researcher says many thanks to Allah SWT. Who have
answered the researcher prayer so far, that is can immediately finish the researcher
skripsi. So that can finish her skripsi entitled “English Education Department,
Muria Kudus University Students’ Perception on the use English Pop Song
toward their English Pronunciation Skill”. Besides that the researcher also says
thank you for individuals and institutions involved:

1. Allah SWT, who have answered the prayer of researcher so far. And provide
convenience and giving easy for researcher to complete the skripsi.

2. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd as a Dean, who has provided support the
researcher so far.

3. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd as the head of English Education Departmen, who

has provided support the researcher so far.

4. Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd as Advisor 1 the researcher, who has guided the
researcher in completing the skripsi well.

5. Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd as Advisor II the researcher, who has guided the
researcher in completing the skripsi well.

6. Beloved parents, Mr. Sugiyanto and Mrs. Sumariyati who have been praying
for, support the researcher so far in completing the researcher skripsi.

7. Beloved sister, Meila Husnul Bintari, who always pray for the researcher,
supported and accompanied the researcher when the researcher doing the skripsi.

8. Beloved friends, Eni, Safera, Novita, Wanda, and Ulfi who always support the
researcher to finish the skripsi, and help the researcher when the researcher has a
trouble.

9. All of the lecturers of English Education Department in Muria Kudus

University, who give more knowledge.

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 ABSTRACT

Artilia, Una Melik. 2021. English Education Department, Muria Kudus

University Students’ Perception on the use English Pop Song toward
Their English Pronunciation Skill. Skripsi. English Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Muria
Kudus. Advisors: (1) Drs. Muh Syafei, M.Pd. (2) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd.
Key words: Students Perception, The impact English Pop Songs, Pronunciation

English pop songs is one of the media that can be used to learn
pronunciation in English, because English pop songs have lyrics that are easy to
understand, a slow rhythm so that they are easy to follow. English students must
be able to pronounce pronunciation properly and correctly in pronouncing a word
or sentence in English. Students often listen to English pop songs to improve their
pronunciation skills, so that it can help students to improve and develop their
pronunciation skill.
Based on these problems, the purpose of this research was to find out
English Education Department Students perception on the impact of English pop
songs towards their English pronunciation skill of Eight semester students’ of
English Education Department students, Muria Kudus University.
In this research, researcher used qualitative descriptive, the researcher
used 20 participants 8th semester English Education Department Students’. In
collecting data, the researcher used a questionnaire. From the questionnaire then
researcher calculated using the percent, score, and analysis description the
questionnaire.
The result shows that the students have positive perception on the impact
of English pop songs, it prove that English pop songs could help the students
toward their English pronunciation skill. The students feel easy when listen to
English pop song to learn pronunciation or improve their pronunciation. The
students’ also feel enjoy and relax when listen to English pop song toward their
pronunciation skill.
At the end of this research, the researcher hopes that English pop songs
can be used as a media for students to learn, or improve their pronunciation skill.
And can be used as motivation for students who want to learn pronunciation or
improve pronunciation using English pop songs. For teachers, the researcher
hopes that English pop songs can be used as a media for teaching pronunciation.
and for future researcher, researcher hope that this research can be used as a
recommendation for future researchers who want to research similar research the
impact of English pop songs toward their pronunciation skill.

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 ABSTRAK

Artilia, Una Melik. 2021. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Muria Kudus
Persepsi mahasiswa terhadap penggunaan lagu pop bahasa inggris
terhadap kemampuan pengucapan bahasa inggris mereka. Skripsi.
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu
Pendidikan,Universitas Muria Kudus. Advisors: (1) Drs. Muh Syafei,
M.Pd. (2) Mutohhar, S.Pd, M.Pd.

Kata Kunci: Persepsi Mahasiswa, Dampak lagu Pop Bahasa Inggris, Pengucapan

Lagu pop bahasa inggris yaitu salah satu media yang bisa digunakan
untuk belajar pengucapan dalam bahasa inggris, karena lagu pop bahasa inggris
memiliki lirik yang mudah dipahami, irama atau ritme yang slow sehingga mudah
untuk diikuti. Mahasiswa bahasa inggris harus dapat mengucapkan pengucapan
dengan baik dan benar dalam mengucapkan kata atau kalimat dalam bahasa
inggris. Mahasiswa sering mendengarkan lagu pop bahasa inggris untuk
meningkatkan kemampuan prengucapan mereka, sehingga hal tersebut dapat
membantu mahasiswa untuk meningkatkan dan mengembangkan kemampuan
pengucapan mereka.
Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk
menemukan pendapat mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa inggris tentang pengaruh
lagu pop bahasa inggris terhadap pengucapan mereka. Pada Mahasiswa
pendidikan bahasa inggris semester delapan Universitas Muria Kudus.
Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif, peneliti
menggunakan 20 partisipan Mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa inggris semester
delapan. Dalam mengumpulkan data, peneliti menggunakan kuesioner. Dari
kuesioner tersebut kemudian dihitung menggunakan persen, skor, dan analisa
deskripsi.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa memiliki persepsi positif tentang
pengaruh lagu pop bahasa Inggris, itu terbukti bahwa lagu pop bahasa inggris
dapat membantu mereka untuk mengembangkan kemampuan pengucapan dalam
bahasa inggris. Siswa merasa mudah saat mendengarkan lagu pop bahasa Inggris
untuk belajar pengucapan atau meningkatkan pengucapan mereka. Siswa juga
merasa senang dan rileks saat mendengarkan lagu pop bahasa Inggris untuk
keterampilan pengucapan mereka.
Pada akhir penelitian ini, peneliti berharap lagu pop bahasa inggris dapat
digunakan sebagai alat untuk mahasiswa dalam mempelajari, atau meningkatkan
kemampuan pengucapan mereka. dan bisa dijadikan motivasi untuk mahasiswa
yang ingin mempelajari pronunciation atau meningkatkan pengucapan
menggunakan lagu bahasa inggris. Untuk Guru, peneliti berharap lagu pop bahasa
inggris dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu media untuk mengajar pengucapan,
dan untuk peneliti selanjutnya, peneliti berharap penelitian ini dapat dijadikan
rekomendasi bagi peneliti selanjutnya yang ingin melakukan penelitian tentang
pengaruh lagu pop bahasa inggris terhadap pengucapan.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER Page
LOGO ............................................................................................................. ii
TITLE ............................................................................................................ iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION……………………………………………..iv
ADVISOR’S APPROVAL ........................................................................... v
EXAMINER’S APPROVAL ......................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT…………………………………………………..vii
ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………...viii
ABSTRAK…………………………………………………………………..ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... x
LIST OF TABLE…………………………………………………………....xii
LIST OF APPENDICES……………………………………………………xiii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTON

1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................... 3
1.3 Objective of the Research .......................................................................... 3
1.4 Significance of the Research ...................................................................... 3
1.5 Limitation of the Research ......................................................................... 3
1.6 Operational Definition .............................................................................. 4

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Perception .................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Pronunciation ............................................................................................. 6
2.3 Pop Songs .................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Review of Previous Research..................................................................... 8
2.5 Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 10

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Design of the Research............................................................................... 12
3.2 Data and Data Source ................................................................................ 12
3.3 Data Collection........................................................................................... 13
3.4 Data Analysis ............................................................................................ 14

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH

4.1. English Education Department, Muria Kudus University Students’
Perception on the use English Pop Song toward their English Pronunciation
Skill…...............................................................................................................15

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CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1. Students’ Perception on the use English Pop Song toward their
English Pronunciation Skill………………………………………………….20

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1. Conclusion………………………………………………………………25
6.2. Suggestion………………………………………………………………25
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………….26
APPENDICES……………………………………………………………...28

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 LIST OF TABLE

Table Page
4.1 English Education Department, Muria Kudus University Students’
Perception on the use English Pop Song toward Their English Pronunciation
Skill……………………………………………………………………………15

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 LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page
1. Questionnaire sheet for students’………………………………………29
2. Statement……………………………………………………………….33
3. Keterangan selesai bimbingan………………………………………….34
4. Permohonan Ujian Skripsi……………………………………………...35
5. Scan Kartu Bimbingan…………………………………………………36
6. Curriculum Vitae………………………………………………………39

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