THE EFFECT OF YOUTUBE CONTENT MAKING ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

Abstract

This research was aim ed to find out whether there is a significant effect of using YouTube content making on students' speaking skill. The research method of this research was experimental research in quantitative approach. The sample of this research was eleventh grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Swasta Yaspi , Labuhan Deli , w hich consisted of 80 students divided into two classes, the experimental class and the control class as sample consisting of 40 students in each class. The experimental group was taught using YouTube content making, while research involving control classes was taught using conventional techniques . Pre-test and post-test are research instruments used in collecting data . Then, the instrument used to collect data was oral test in the form of a short dialogue . The use of t-test is used to check data from research results. The significance value calculated 0.000 is smaller than 0.05 (P-value = 0.000 t table ) = (4,411>1,686). This means , that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected . It can be concluded that the YouTube content making significantly influences students' speaking skill.