Reading is one of the language skills that play an important role in foreign language acquisition. Reading is very important for English learners because reading can enlarge their knowledge, vocabulary, and information. This thesis discusses the Using English Song to Improve Students Understanding of Narrative Text (A Classroom Action Research with Eighth A Students of MTs Mu’allimin Rowoseneng Kandangan Temanggung in the Academic Year of 2014/2015). VIII A students of MTs Mu’allimin Rowoseneng Kandangan Temanggung got difficulties in understanding narrative text. The researcher used song to solve the problem and to improve students ability in narrative text.The objective of this study are:
1. To describe the implementation of song to improve students’ understanding of narrative text.
2. To identify the improvement of students understanding of narrative text after being taught using song.
This research is a classroom action research. It was done through two cycles. The subject of this study was the VIII A grades students in MTs Mu’allimin Rowoseneng Kandangan in the academic year of 2014/2015. The number of the subject was 21 students. The data gathered through test, documentation and observation. The result of the study shows that the implementation of song can improve students’ achievement of narrative text reading. The average of the students’ result in cycle 1 was 69,55 and in cycle 2 was 80,71.
Based on the result, the writer concludes that using song can improve students’ understanding on narrative text. By doing this research, the writer hopes the students enjoy in learning English and the teacher can use this research as reference when she/he wants to teach narrative in the future