Senior High School Students' Ability in Analyzing the Meaning of Song in English

Elfiza Putri Amelia; Delvi Wahyuni

doi:10.24036/jelt.v10i1.111515

Senior High School Students' Ability in Analyzing the Meaning of Song in English

Elfiza Putri Amelia⁽¹⁾, Delvi Wahyuni⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2021 Elfiza Putri Amelia

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v10i1.111515

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Abstract

This study aimed to invedtigate senor high school students’ ability in analyzing the meaing of song in English. the participant of this research were 20 students grade eleventh in SMA Pembangunan Laboratorium UNP who take the English subject as their elective subject. This study is descriptive research with qualitative approach. The result of the test given showed that the students’ ability in analyzing the meaning of song in English was in the category of poor. It was shown by the students’ difficulties in elaborating their ideas into some pargaraphs and the students’ difficulties in concluding convincing evidence in the body paragraph.

Keywords

Ability, Analysis,Theme, Song, Meaning

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