@thesis{thesis,
		author={Fajriani  Fika},
		title ={Improving Students’ Listening Skills by Using Short Animation 
Video of Eight Grade Students in SMP N 34 Semarang},
		year={2022},
		url={http://eprints3.upgris.ac.id/id/eprint/3358/},
		abstract={Fajriani, Fika. 2022. Improving Students? Listening Skills by Using Short 
Animation Video of Eight Grade Students in SMP N 34 Semarang. 
Final Project, English Education Program Study, Faculty of Language 
and Arts Education, Universitas PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Dr. Jafar 
Sodiq, S.Pd., M.Pd., Advisor II: Dra. Tarcisia Sri Suwarti, M.Pd.
Keywords: Listening, animation, video
Listening is one of the skills that have an essential role in learning English. 
Listening must be considered in learning a language because the more we hear 
the language, the faster we acquire it. However, listening is not as easy as it 
seems especially for EFL students. Alternative media plays an important role 
to assist students more interested and enthusiastic about learning a language. 
This study aimed to investigate 1) the students? listening skills taught without 
using animation video 2) the students? listening skills taught with using 
animation video 3) to find out the significant difference between students? 
listening skills taught without using animation video and those taught with 
using animation video. This is an experimental research and used a quasi?experimental research design which included of two classes, namely control 
class, and experimental ones. The sample of this study was 8th grades students 
at SMPN 34 Semarang with a total amount of 68 students. Each class 
consisted of 34 students. The writer used audiovisuals in the form of short 
animation videos. 20 questions were provided to collect the data. The data 
obtained were analyzed statistically using SPSS 24. The results indicated that 
1) the students? listening skills taught without using animation video were
classified as good with a score of 70.9 2) the students? listening skills taught 
with using animation video were classified as excellent with a score of 82.9 3) 
there was significant difference between students? listening skills taught
without using animation video and those taught with using animation video. 
N-Gain test also showed a mean score of 64 with an effective enough 
category. This recognized that animation video was effective in improving 
students? listening skills. Seeing these results, animation video can be 
considered to be used as an innovative way of language teaching, especially 
listening.}
		}