Tusyanah, Ida Maftukhah, Sandy Arief, Wijang Sakitri
Some students find it difficult to write in English since they have to find the right vocabulary, use the correct grammar, and state their opinions and others. Therefore, the researchers tried to observe the effectiveness of Classical Music Given Outdoor (CMGO). The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine whether there is significant difference in producing descriptive text between students who are taught using CMGO and those who are taught using traditional method, (2) to find out how well CMGO gives contribution to students' ability in descriptive text writing. It was an experimental research with 205 students of six Senior High Schools in Semarang city, Central Java, Indonesia. The participants were divided into the experimental and control groups. The data were collected by the test, journal and observation. The result of the research showed that the application of CMGO actually gave contribution in improving students' skills to produce descriptive texts. The posttest mean of the experimental group was higher (from 60.27 to 65.20) than the control group (from 60.86 to 62.31). The t-value for two posttest means was 1.982 and the critical value at α = 5 % was 1.97. It means that there was a significant difference of students' skills in producing descriptive text between experimental group and control group. Furthermore, the students' journals and the teachers' observation showed that the experimental groups were more excited than the control groups.
Universitas Negeri Semarang, Central-Java, Indonesia
