Skripsi
English department students\' perceptions of using english talk show videos on youtube to improve listening skill / Jasmine Nur Fadhillah
Abstrak
This study investigated students perceptions of using English talk show videos to improve listening skills. The research design employed was a survey involving forty-six students enrolled in the Intermediate Listening Class and Advanced Listening Class. The data gathering was done by using an online questionnaire and interview. The findings showed that the students demonstrate positive attitudes to using English talk show videos to improve their listening skills. Students perceived English talk show videos as useful in three aspects. First students used English talk show videos as their authentic listening materials to listen to various English accents and the use of the language formally or informally. Second they used talk show videos to improve their listening skills because they can enrich their vocabulary identify the topic in spoken language and differentiate English accents. Third the students use English talk show videos to motivate themselves because they thought English talk show videos are fun ways to practice their listening skills. However the finding also indicated that some students perceived talk show videos as boring.