ENGLISH CHANNEL YOUTUBE AS A LANGUAGE TEACHING MEDIA IN LEARNING SPEAKING AT SMPN 3 MAKASSAR

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the extent to which YouTube videos can improve students speaking skills at SMPN 3 Makassar. This research employed Pre-Experimental Method that applied One-Group Pre-test and Post-test Design. The writer counted the total populations are the seventh grade students of SMPN 3 Makassar are 432 students from twelve classes which each class consists of approximately 36 students. The sample of this research was the class of seventh grade eleven with 36 students. The writer analyzed data to find the mean score, the different between pre-test and post-test used statistic formula. Based on findings and discussion, the writer concluded that English Channel YouTube can improve students’ speaking skill at SMPN 3 Makassar. The mean score in pre-test was 50.4. After giving treatment the mean score of posttest was 78 and the t-test of the students’ speaking achievement in posttest was higher than α (22.902> 0.05). The students’ achievement increased about 27 point. It indicates that there is a significant progress before and after treatment by English YouTube channel. Finally, it was shown that the used of English Channel YouTube effective to improve the students’ speaking skill at SMPN 3 Makassar.