THE USE OF EASY ENGLISH VIDEO AS MEDIA IN TEACHING VOCABULARY

Abstract

The research paper entitled "The Use of Easy English Video as Media in Teaching Vocabulary". The researcher conducted research starting on July 25th 2023 to August 9th 2023 in seventh-grade students of SMP Banjar Asri. The method that was used in this research was a Pre-Experimental design. The objectives of the research were to know whether or not the use of Easy English Video as media is effective in teaching vocabulary in the seventh grade of SMP Banjar Asri and to find out what the students’ responses toward the use of Easy English Video as media in teaching vocabulary. There was only one group to be researched. The sample of the research is 33 students of VII-A. The instruments were pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. A pre-test was given to find out students' understanding of English vocabulary before being given treatment and a post-test was given to students to measure whether there was an increase in students' understanding of English vocabulary. Also, a questionnaire was given to find out students' responses after using Easy English Video as media in teaching vocabulary. The research findings were the value of t- that is 9.401 with the Df = 32 at p = 0.05 of two-tailed, the critical value of t- is 2.042. As the value of the derived t- is higher than that of the t-table (9.401 > 2.042) the Null Hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. This means that the use of Easy English Video as media in teaching vocabulary in the seventh grade of SMP Banjar Asri was effective. Then the researcher found out that the use of Easy English Video made students interested in learning English and made it easier for them to understand in learning English. This is shown by the results of the questionnaire which was answered by 85% using Easy English Video really helps students to build vocabulary when writing in English, and 82% of students enjoyed learning English after using Easy English Video. It can be concluded that the student response to the use of Easy English Video as media in teaching vocabulary is positive, and can help students improve their understanding of English vocabulary.