The Use of Instagram as Supporting Media in English Learning Understood by English Department Students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

This study aims to investigate and describe the perceptions of eighth semester English Language Education program students at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta about the use of Instagram as supporting media in learning English and the benefits gained by the students when using Instagram as supporting media in learning English. This research uses descriptive qualitative method especially using the hermeneutic phenomenology approach. Data were obtained from interviews with two eighth semester students of the English Language Education program at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The subjects of this study were two 8th semester S1 students of the English Language Education program. While the object of this research is an interview transcript of the perceptions and benefits obtained by the students when using Instagram as supporting media in understanding English learning. The data analysis technique used is the hermeneutic phenomenology. The results of this study (1) The students have a new enjoyable experience when learning English by Instagram, (2) The students can develop English skill by using Instagram, (3) The students can learn English through Instagram Effectively, (4) The students prefer to learn English by using Instagram than other media