Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Abstract name : rahmi akmal hussin student no. : 1609200080006 department/program : english education/graduate title : the use of youtube media through group discussion in teaching speaking (an experimental teaching to the second grade students of sma inshafuddin banda aceh) keywords: speaking skills, youtube videos, group discussion, education background possessing adequate english speaking ability is required for senior high school students in indonesia as shown with the minimum passed criteria of 75 in the national curriculum (2013). however, the teaching techniques used by teachers are commonly unattractive and monotonous, which therefore affects students’ opportunity to enhance their speaking ability. this study aims to find out whether the use of youtube videos through group discussion assists students to improve their speaking skills (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension). this study also examines whether the factor of educational background influences the students’ speaking proficiency. the subject of this study was second grade students of two classes of sma inshafuddin banda aceh, which were chosen by using random sampling technique. the method used in this study was quantitative method with quasi-experimental design. the results of this study showed that using youtube videos through discussion group assisted the students to improve their speaking skills (p