Abstract
In language learning, speaking becomes the evidence of students’ competence of the language that is learnt. However, students’ speaking ability can be inhibited by several problems that are faced such as lack of confidence, lack of vocabulary and grammar, and inappropriate teaching strategy. In this era, the developments of information and technology (IT) can be the solution of those problems. The development of technology seems to have many positive effects on education. Technology provides a variety of learning media that is fun for students. One of the technological developments that can be used as learning media is YouTube. YouTube provides various types of videos related to learning. In learning English, EFL learners can find various types of videos that can help the learning process. Therefore, YouTube can help learners to improve their language skill, especially their speaking skills. The aim of this paper is to explain the effectiveness of using YouTube as learning media in improving learner’s speaking skills
Highlights
Speaking skill is one of the important language skills in learning English.Speaking can show the competence of the students in learning English (Zyoud, 2016)
He argues that the strategy that is used by many teachers in teaching speaking skill in the classroom is usually monotonous and rarely facilitates students to be an active speaker in the classroom
The aim of the study was to find out how tutorial video in YouTube can help students to improve their speaking skill performance in performing procedure text
Summary
Speaking skill is one of the important language skills in learning English.Speaking can show the competence of the students in learning English (Zyoud, 2016). According to Riswandi (2016) the problems that are usually faced by the students in improving their speaking skill are the students feel shy and nervous when they are speaking in front of the class, the students are lack of confidence to answer teacher’s question, the students are nervous when they have to present something, the students cannot use the appropriate vocabulary and correct grammar when they are speaking He argues that the strategy that is used by many teachers in teaching speaking skill in the classroom is usually monotonous and rarely facilitates students to be an active speaker in the classroom. The strategy can be conducted by taking advantage of technological developments
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