THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING ENGLISH BY USING YOUTUBE VIDEO IN THE PANDEMIC ERA FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract: This study aims to find out the effectiveness of using YouTube video in teaching English at junior high school students during the pandemic. The study used quantitative approach and experimental research design. The instruments used in this research are pretest and posttest. The population in this study is 64 students eight grade at Mts Hasyim Asy’ari Batu Malang which 32 students in class VIIIB and 32 students in class VIIIC for the academic year 2022/2023. The data analysis was divided into scoring technique, the data analysis of pilot test, and the data analysis of pretest and posttest. The findings show that the significant value in the Experimental class was 0.097. Because the value of 0.097 is higher than 0.05, Ha is rejected and Ho is accepted, which means that there is no difference in the average English learning outcomes of students using YouTube video media before and after teaching.Key words: Effectiveness, learning English, YouTube vide