The Implementation of YouTube as Media to Teach English Speaking Skills for English Students

The student's problem is low speaking ability. Researchers conducted this study to overcome students' speaking skills by using YouTube as a learning medium. Researchers want to see how effective YouTube is for the development of students' speaking skills and how long it takes students per day to be effective when learning English on YouTube. Therefore, the researcher is interested in researching; The Implementation of YouTube as Media to Teach English Speaking Skills for English Students. This research will apply a qualitative descriptive Research. The researcher conducted observations and interviews as data to be analyzed to identify the research problems proposed above. The participants were 24 students consisting of 10 girls and 14 boys, the subjects of this research were students of class IX.A SMPN 01 Kubu Babussalam. The researcher tried two ways of teaching. First the researcher taught English without using YouTube, which was only using student learning books and whiteboards to explain the material. Second the researchers used YouTube videos related to the material. After implementing YouTube as a medium for learning English, the researcher found that students felt better changes in developing their speaking skill. The results obtained indicate that students' self-confidence greatly increases after watching YouTube. They already know what they want to say when learning to speak in class. Before watching YouTube, students did not dare to speak in front of the class, because they were still confused about what to say and were afraid to make a mistake. The researcher can also see that with one hour of learning to use YouTube, students can use their time as well as possible, not in a hurry and not too slow. Suggestions For students who are expected to be more independent, active and creative in enriching their ideas in speaking, it is advisable to ask the teacher more often about something they do not know so that their knowledge increases