USING BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUE THROUGH ENGLISH YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN TEACHING SPEAKING AT SMPN 35 MAKASSAR

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of Brainstorming techniques with YouTube media was effective in improving speaking skills and students' self-confidence at SMPN 35 Makassar. This study focused on pre-experimental research one group pre-test and post-test. The population in this study was class VIII SMPN 35 Makassar in the academic year 2021/2022, totaling 298 students. To obtain the sample, purposive sampling technique was used to take one class as the research sample consisting of 33 students. Data obtained from written text. The data were obtained from the speaking ability test during the pre-test and post-test. The results of this study proved that the brainstorming learning technique using YouTube was effective in improving students' speaking skills and self-confidence. This can be seen in the average score of students in the pre-test, which is 43.0 and increases to 71.5% in the post-test. That is, the use of Brainstorming learning techniques with YouTube media can improve students' speaking skills at SMPN 35 Makassar.