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The Use Of Youtube To Improve Students Speaking Skill (An Action Research At The First Grade Of SMA N 1 Boyolali Academic Year 2010/2011)


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Agustina Indriastuti - X2209003 - Fak. KIP

The aim of this research is to show how YouTube video is used to improve the students’ speaking mastery. The objective of this research are: First, to know the effectiveness of using YouTube video in teaching speaking. Second, the study is conducted to find out how far YouTube video improves students speaking skill. Third, the study is conducted to find out what happens when YouTube video is used to improve teaching speaking. Then, all the objectives lead to the main objective of the study that is to improve the students’ speaking skill. The writer conducted a classroom action research from May to June 2011 at class X SMA N 1 Boyolali. She conducted 2 cycles of action. Each cycle consists of four steps: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. In collecting the qualitative data the writer used observational techniques. Consisting of observation, field notes, photographs, interview, questionnaires, and documents. The quantitative data were gotten from the test. The technique of analyzing the qualitative data was constant comparative method and integrating categories. The result of the research shows that (1) the students’ speaking skill had been improved after the implementation of YouTube video to teach speaking. It is proved by the improvement of the students’ speaking score from 65.4 to 78.6; and (2) after using YouTube video the students are motivated in learning speaking and they are eager to join all speaking activities. Based on the research findings, the writer concludes that YouTube video is effective to teach speaking. Based on the result of the research, the writer suggests that the teacher should be creative in teaching speaking by giving related material through YouTube video to attract the students’ attention so that the students’ speaking improves.