IMPROVING THE POTENTIAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLSFOR THE INDONESIAN LEARNERSTHROUGHENGLISH SONG

Abstract

This research aims at elaborating how English song could be the learning instrument in improving theIndonesian learners’  Englishskillsat some English courses in Makassar. In order to collect and analyze the data of this research, the researchers use the qualitative and quantitative method as the research procedure. To collect data, the researchers separate three kinds of data. Those are the primary data, the secondary data and the supporting data. The primary data are the data gained from questionnaire and interviewing the English students from different course in Makassar. Then, the secondary data are the data gained from the previous researchers that discuss about the improving the English learner skills using song. The last data are the data gained from book, journal, thesis or any article related to this research. The result of this research found that song as the instrument for improving the English young learners’ skill is effective when English student would like to improve their ability in (1) pronunciation, (2) grammar, (3) Listening Sharpness, and (4) Vocabulary.