Loquen: English Studies Journal DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.32678/loquen.v13i01 Available Online http://jurnal.uinbanten.ac.id/index.php/loquen/index Blended learning via YouTube media to Motivate EFL learners on speaking skill Eva Fachriyah1*, Erma Perwitasari2 1,2Department of Informatics, Faculty of Information Technology, Universitas Serang Raya Banten Jl. Raya Cilegon No.Km. 5, Taman Drangong, Kec. Taktakan, Kota Serang, Banten 42162 Article History: Abstract: This study aims to investigate language teaching in the Received: December 13, 2019 practice of English speaking skill through a blended learning, Revised: June 16, 2020 utilizing Youtube as a media. Participants were 42 (males and Accepted: June 18, 2019 female) in third semester students enrolled in a second years in Published: June 30, 2019 Information Technology program, Serang Raya University. The method was as classroom action research. Data collected through the Keywords: Blended learning, Speaking skill, procedure taken from Kemmis Taggart model. Those were begun Learning motivation, YouTube from planning, action, observation, and reflection. Meanwhile, the application data analyzed based on the whole observation of the action on each circle and the result of questionnaires. The result shows that students *Corresponding Author: were greatly motivated on practicing speaking skill. [email protected] INTRODUCTION Before practicing speaking, students are Learning speaking skills sharpening given an explanation, instruction, and a the ability to communicate effectively. In theme-based model and theme at each the university, English is a general subject meeting to make students understand in all programs of study or faculty. The what the goal of learning activity. English course in all programs has been Speaking practice can be done taught to speak for a specific purpose and individually, in pairs, and in groups. has the objective of enabling students to Teaching speech skills at each meeting speak English fluency and well in begins with some theoretical explanations accordance with the standard of English. show the model as an example, after the Explicitly, speaking skills have the goal student receives some instructions for that needs to be achieved, as students are speaking. hoped to be able to speak fluently and Eventually, they have to perform well in English, according to standard and individually, in pairs, or in groups, in grammar, in all situations and culture. front of the class. The process needs a lot At each meeting, the practice of of time to end the activity on one theme speaking can be done individually, in and theme. Even, to end one issue, two to pairs, and in groups, but before doing the three need to be addressed. The problem practice, the student is given some is about time, because each assignment explanation of the subject and theme for has a limited opportunity to connect. the purpose of speaking according to the In order to solve the problem, the goal. Teaching speaking skills generally lecturers need a strategy to make the involves more practice and exercise. learning speech process run smoothly. 17 Blended learning via YouTube media to Motivate EFL learners on speaking skill Eva Fachriyah & Erma Perwitasari Researchers apply the blended learning According to (Bygate, 1997) that strategy towards this research. speaking is a skill which people are most YouTube is the material object to be frequently judge and through this they used as a blended learning media that can may make or lose friends. Based on the make learners begin to communicate. content of our utterance we must be polite Many people have known YouTube, and in using some words. Many activities can attracting attention is not dull. That's why be done for speaking practice in the Youtube has become the right choice as classroom (M, Jyotsna & Rao, 2009) blended learning for speaking skill. suggested to do repetition of rhymes, look and say, oral composition,, pronunciation THEORETICAL SUPPORT drills, read aloud, open ended stories, Speaking Skill narration, description are important Speaking seems to be a fundamental practices to improve speaking skills. skill, but instead, if only the foundation is Beside it, (Kumari, 2014) suggested a firm, the building built on it will be variety of function based activities and durable. We need to understand what tasks can be used to develop speaking skills are required to be a good speaker. skills which are given such as dialogue, thus, the important things to develop role play, opinion/idas, problems, surveys speaking are fluency, vocabulary, and interviews, visual comprehension, grammar, and pronunciation (Hussain, dream or ambition, rhymes and tongue 2017). twister, and song. The activity in this There are some principles of teaching research is variation such as surveys and speaking skills according to (RV, interview, role play, dialogue and ideas. Anuradha, Raman, G, & Hemamalini, 2014) they are: (1) Encourage students to Blended Learning speak right from the first day. If not, as To get the interested student in early as possible and not to wait till she learning, the lecturer should have teaches them a stock of words, phrases or interesting strategy. Some time student sentences; (2) Tolerate the students if feel bored when practice in the class. So some of them simply repeat what they lecturer has to find the other atmosfere, say; (3) If student gives one word one of them using popular media such as answer to any question, bear it for the YouTube. Lecturer can integrated time being; (4) Let the learners speak learning both of online and offline. The actively with whatever English term is blended learning. knowledge they have; (5) Propose Blended learning is a mixing of structures/phrasees/words and let the teaching learning between online learning learners use it in different situation and (e-Learning) and traditional/convensional drill as much as possible; (5) Encourage is done by face-to-face learning. As back-chaining or tail-forwaring technique Watson, (2012); Ginaya, (2018) defines to make long sentences by combining that blended learning includes the more than ten sentences; (6) Organize role integration of face-to-face and online play and pair-work as much as possible learning to enhance the classroom and supervise the learners to correct the experience and extend learning through active ones and activate the passive ones; the innovative use of information and (7) Be well prepared in advance in terms communications technology. Blended of lesson planning, activities and tasks; learning facilitates most students that (8) Let the tearners commit errors and have unique learning style and more mistakes at the primary stage. Interruption likely to cater needs than a traditional and correction hinder fluency and classroom teaching experience. Blended discourage the learner. learning can be applied in all learning skills of language or other fileds too. 18 Blended learning via YouTube media to Motivate EFL learners on speaking skill Eva Fachriyah & Erma Perwitasari Blended learning has many advantages, Almurashi states YouTube is considered according to (Giarla, 2019) they are: (1) as a source of online material that can Teaching is less expensive to deliver, play a vital role in teaching and learning more affordable and saves time; (2) field. There are some benefits of Youtube Blended learning offers flexibility in can be gotten by some teachers or some terms of availability – Anytime, lecturers for the teaching learning process. anywhere. In other words, eLearning As we know, youtube based on on enables the student to access the materials internet and internet offers the from anywhere at any time; (3) Access to opportunities to spread messages with a global resources and materials that meet variety resources including pictures, fact the students’ level of knowledge and sheets, videos, news, events, and blog interest; (4) Self-pacing for slow or quick postings (Bonk, 2009). Many items can be learners reduces stress, satisfaction and in provided by internet to purpose teaching formation retention; (5) E-learning allows learning process. more effective interactions between the There are some researchers using learners and their instructors through the Youtube as tool to teach with some use of emails, discussion boards and chat different goal. Some of the researchers room; (6) Students have the ability to which focused on video from the Youtube track their progress; (7) Students can also channel as material sources to make learn through a variety of activities that effective teaching learning process and apply to many different learning styles. specifically, to improve student’ speaking Many researchers use this approach skill as on the result of research from in their field when they teach in their class (Riswandi, 2016; Sari & Margana, 2019; with the different media and application Watkins & Wilkins, 2011); (Gunada, according to they need, such as (Ginaya, 2018). 2018) show the result of using blended learning through the application of METHOD WebQuest to improve students’ speaking Research Method abillity, the finding rvealed that the The research to investigate English students participating in the treatment speaking teaching learning process were significantly improved in terms of through blended learning strategy. The English speaking ability. In addition, research applied classroom action blended learning can improve student’s research which reflective, partisipative, motivation in study, as (Susanti, 2017) collaborative