Enhancing Listening Comprehension Through Frozen 2 Movie

Abstract

As an international language, English has become one of the most commonly spoken languages globally, and mastering the English language is necessary for us. This research aimed to answer the research question, namely Enhancing Listening Comprehension Through Frozen 2 Movie. The researcher wants to know whether using the Frozen 2 movie will help students in increasing their listening comprehension or not. This research using a case study of pre-experimental as the research design. The study involved 16 participants of Senior High School around Griya Serpong Asri, Tangerang. The data was derived from pre-test and post-test. The researcher collected it during the research time. The outcome appeared that there is a massive impact on establishing listening comprehension by watching frozen 2 movies as media in the learning process. With the result 0.003 < α (0.05), which means H1 was accepted and H0 was rejected. This research shows several advantages of using Frozen 2 movies as media in the learning process, such as frozen 2 movies as interesting media. Students don’t get bored easily by watching the movie. Also, students can learn body language, facial expressions while listening to the native speaker in the movie.

Using English Movies to Improve Students' Listening Skills

“…Students revealed that watching movies more often can improve their language skills-especially in listening comprehension. In the previous study, Hamidah and Hadi (2021) found that watching movies can expose students to different accents. It is in line with the result, one student (HA1)…”

“…Since English is not their native language, Indonesian students found watching English movies a familiar and enjoyable activity, but it required dedicated practice to master listening skills (Putri et al, 2023). Volume 14, Number 2, October 2023, 206-225 As aforementioned, Hamidah and Hadi (2021) say that movies as a learning medium in EFL can help teachers present the language learning material more easily, and students will be more interested in the learning process. Moreover, watching movies can improve students' listening skills.…”