The Students' Ability in English by Using Youtube Media

In learning English, the use and utilization of media are very important, especially in thecurrent situation. Where the government has issued regulations for learning from home,resulting in a lack of interaction between students and teachers. Youtube media is a mediumthat can transfer knowledge to students. Where the youtube is considered better andinteresting because it combines elements of audio and visual media. The aims of the researchis to find out the students’ ability in English and to know students' response toward learningEnglish by using youtube media at the first grade of MAN 1 Parepare. In this research, theresearcher used a descriptive quantitative method. The subject of this research at the firstgrade of MAN 1 Parepare and the researcher took X social sciences 2 by using purposivesampling. The data was collected by using the test to find out the students’ ability in Englishand the questionnaire to know the students' response after using youtube media. The result ofdata analysis showed that 40% of the students got good classification, 30% of the students gotvery good classification, and 30% of students got a fair score, while the mean score of the testwas 72,75. The result of the presentation of the questionnaire was 59,15, which means it fallsinto the agreed category. The conclusion is the students’ ability in English got a good resultand the students gave positive responses toward learning English by using the YouTubemedia at the first grade of MAN 1 Parepare. &nbsp