THE USE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the use of YouTube video in learning English as a foreign language in terms of the implementation, students' opinion in English skill improvement after the implementation of YouTube video, the problem faced by teachers and students, and students' perception toward the use of YouTube video in learning English. The respondents were 5 tenth grade English teachers and 35 tenth grade students. This study used embedded mixed-method as the research design. The data were gathered by distributing questionnaires, and were analyzed by using SPSS. The result of the study revealed that: a) the teachers could implement the technique since the teachers used YouTube video technique to target several skills in English. The students had positive opinion about the improvement obtained in learning English. The students also mentioned that the implementation of this technique was able to decrease the monotonous teaching and increase the motivation in learning English. However, some problems occurred while the preparation of the assessment process in implementing YouTube video technique such as the internet connection and the students' readiness. The teachers needed to develop the technique to increase the students better understanding of the topic. The result of this study was found out the implementation of YouTube videos in teaching and learning English was showed a positive impact on students' English acquisition and helpful for teachers in delivering the topic to students and the result was in line with the finding of the previous study. However, there were some additional findings in this present study such as the problem the way teachers implemented this technique, the students' opinion in English skill improvement, and the students' perception toward the implementation of the YouTube video technique.