The Effect of Song and Movie on High School Students Language Achievement in Dehdasht

The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of song and movie on the language achievement of high school students. To conduct the study, 60 high school male and female students were randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control, at Saee learning English institute in Dehdasht. The data were collected using two instruments: a pre/post achievement test and a questionnaire, which were both researcher-made. The data obtained from the administration of the test and the questionnaire were analyzed using independent samples t-tests and paired samples t-tests and the findings were compared to examine the effect of song and movie on student's learning. The result of this study showed that the implementation of song and movie used in the study had a significant effect on student's language achievement in their listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published Ltd.