Using Text-based Materials to Improve English Listening Skill of Grade V Students of SD Muhammadiyah Kedungbanteng II.

This research aims to improve English listening skill of grade V students SD Muhammadiyah Kedungbanteng II by using text-based materials. This is a classroom action research, and the subjects were grade V students of SD Muhammadiyah Kedungbanteng II in the academic year of 2012/2013.The cycle model of Kemmis and McTaggart (2000) was used in this research, consisting of three steps, (1) plan, (2) act and observe, and (3) reflect. The research instruments were student observation guide, fieldnote, interview and listening test. The data were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained from the results of classroom observation, field notes, and interviews. The quantitative data were obtained from students’ listening tests. The reliability of the data was obtained by using triangulation method. The data were analyzed by using interactive model developed by Miles and Hubberman (1984). The results of the research showed that the English listening skill of students improved by using text-based materials.The improvement could be seen from both the process of listening and the product of listening. In the process of listening, there was the improvement of students’ attention to the classroom activities. Most students enjoyed the English class. In the product of listening, the improvement can be seen from the result of students’ listening test. The mean score of pre-action test was 55.05, while the mean score of the post-action test was 76.1. From those results, it can be concluded that text-based materials can improve the English listening skill of grade V students of SD Muhammadiyah Kedungbanteng II