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SPOTIFY AS A LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOL: STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE USE OF SPOTIFY TO IMPROVE ENGLISH LISTENING SKILL THROUGH ENGLISH SONGS AMONG STUDENTS IN SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY
SPOTIFY HAS A TENDENCY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' LISTENING SKILLS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF INTERESTING AND AUTHENTIC ENGLISH SONGS AS LISTENING PRACTICE FOR STUDENTS. THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO EXPLORE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF USING SPOTIFY AS A LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOL TO IMPROVE ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH ENGLISH SONGS. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY INVOLVING 7 OF STUDENTS AS RESPONDENTS. THIS RESEARCH USES A QUALITATIVE METHOD WITH A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH. THROUGH IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND THEMATIC ANALYSIS, THIS RESEARCH SEEKS TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE EXPERIENCES OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED, PROVIDING IN-DEPTH INSIGHT INTO THE MEANING THEY GIVE TO THE PHENOMENON. THE RESEARCH RESULTS SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS HAVE A POSITIVE PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF SPOTIFY IN LEARNING ENGLISH. THEY FOUND SPOTIFY EFFECTIVE IN HELPING IMPROVE THEIR LISTENING SKILLS. APART FROM THAT, THE USE OF ENGLISH SONGS ON SPOTIFY IS CONSIDERED FUN AND MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO STUDY ENGLISH MORE INTENSIVELY. THIS RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT ENGLISH TEACHERS CONSIDER USING SPOTIFY AS AN INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' LISTENING SKILLS.