Teaching listening using non-subtitled animated Disney movies at SMAN 01 Kotabumi

Abstract

This study investigates whether Non-subtitled Animated Disney Movies canimprove students’ listening comprehension. To achieve the objective, students inclass XI Science 1 of SMAN 01 Kotabumi were involved, and the data wereobtained by using a listening test. Through data analysis, the mean score betweenthe pretest and posttest was 18.18 (from 66.73 to 84.91). The t-value was higherthan the t-table, and the value of the significant level was 0.00 < 0.05. Identifyingthe topic and identifying specific information were noted as the most improvedaspect among other aspect in listening comprehension. Teaching listening usingnon-subtitled animated Disney movie was recommended for teachers because it helpsthe student to pay attention more and improved their motivation to learn listeningcomprehension. Keywords: teaching listening, animated movie, listening comprehension