The Effect of Music on Listening Comprehension; A Case Study of High School Students in Zabol

Over the past few decades, Music has been widely praised for its effectiveness in enhancing language learning, particularly in the development of listening skills. Recently, educators and researchers alike have hailed the benefits of using music as a tool for teaching various language skills. The rhythmic patterns and melodic structure of songs can captivate students' attention, making the learning process more engaging and memorable. Considering the effective role of music in teaching different language skills, the main goal of this research is to investigate the effect of music on students' listening skills. To reach the goal of this study, Two classes of 30 female students of a high school in Zabol city were randomly selected. One class was considered as the control group and the other class as the experimental group. After conducting the pre-test for both classes and ensuring about the homogeneity of two classes, the treatment was administered to the experimental group and the post-test was taken from both groups. SPSS version 27 software was used for data analysis and Paired Samples Test calculation. The results showed a significant difference between the control group and the experimental group in the post-test. At the end, The results may be related to the fact that the inclusion of songs in the language education curriculum is an essential contribution to the development of all language skills, especially listening comprehension.

The Effect of Music on Listening Comprehension; A Case Study of High School Students in Zabol Keywords:

Listening Comprehension , Music for listening comprehension