ABSTRACTThis research aims at investigating whether Quantum method is moreeffective than Storytelling method to teach listening; students having high motivationhave better listening skill than those having low motivation; and there is anyinteraction between teaching methods and students’ motivation in teaching listeningskill for the fifth grade students of SDN Mranggen 2 in the Academic Year of2013/2014.This research was conducted in a state elementary school, SDN Mranggen 2in the academic year of 2013/2014. The method used in this research wasexperimental study. The population of this research was the fifth grade studentswhich were grouped into three classes. Each class consisted of 20 students. Since thepopulation was grouped into classes, the sampling applied was cluster randomsampling. Then, the research sample was two classes which were taken randomly.They were VA and VBwhich played as experimental class and controlclasssuccessively. To obtain the data of the students’ listening score, a listening testwas used and a close questionnaire was used to obtain the data of students’motivation. Then, those data were analyzed through descriptive and inferentialanalysis using ANOVA and Tukey test.The research findings are as follows: Quantum method is more effective thanStorytelling method to teach listening for the fifth grade students; the listening skill ofthe students having high motivation is significantly different from the students havinglow motivation; and there is an interaction between teaching methods and motivationin teaching listening for the fifth grade students.Finally, based on the research result, it can be concluded that QuantumMethod is an effective method to teach listening skill, and the effectiveness isaffected by the level of students’ motivation. Thus, it is recomended that Englishteachers apply Quantum Method in teaching listening; teachers create the activity insuch a way that can improve students having low motivation; the future researchersare expected to develop some dimensions which have not been developed in thisresearch such as different students’ population or students’ other psychologist aspect.Keywords: Quantum Method, Storytelling Method, listening, young learners,motivation, experimental study