Exploring the Effect of Instagram Assisted Vlogging on Students’ Speaking Proficiency


Authors : Maria Kartini; Ria Rosdiana Jubhari; Nasmilah

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 7 - July

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Abstract : Since technology has advanced rapidly, all forms of information become easily accessible. In education, specifically in English language teaching, technology provides new sight in teaching and learning. The utilization of technological media, such as video, in English classes is considered as a proper way to enhance students' speaking proficiency and engage them in being active learners. Along with the innovation growth in technology, social media, which used previously as a means of entertainment, now can also serve its function as a medium of learning, especially English study. The use of video recording feature on social media such as Instagram in learning English has had a very positive impact, especially on increasing oral presentations. As a media which used by language learners to practice their speaking skill, Instagram could increase language learners’ self-confidence as well as increase interaction between EFL students. The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of implementing the Instagram Assisted Vlogging on students’ speaking proficiency. This study applied a Quasy Experimental research. The participants of this study were 20 students of English Education Study Program, Nusa Nipa University. To determine the effect of implementing the Vlog to learners’ speaking proficiency, a pretest and a posttest were given before and after the implementation. The result revealed that the implementation of Instagram Vlogging could improve the learners’ speaking proficiency.

Keywords : Speaking Proficiency, Mobile Assisted, Video Recording.

Since technology has advanced rapidly, all forms of information become easily accessible. In education, specifically in English language teaching, technology provides new sight in teaching and learning. The utilization of technological media, such as video, in English classes is considered as a proper way to enhance students' speaking proficiency and engage them in being active learners. Along with the innovation growth in technology, social media, which used previously as a means of entertainment, now can also serve its function as a medium of learning, especially English study. The use of video recording feature on social media such as Instagram in learning English has had a very positive impact, especially on increasing oral presentations. As a media which used by language learners to practice their speaking skill, Instagram could increase language learners’ self-confidence as well as increase interaction between EFL students. The objective of this research was to investigate the effect of implementing the Instagram Assisted Vlogging on students’ speaking proficiency. This study applied a Quasy Experimental research. The participants of this study were 20 students of English Education Study Program, Nusa Nipa University. To determine the effect of implementing the Vlog to learners’ speaking proficiency, a pretest and a posttest were given before and after the implementation. The result revealed that the implementation of Instagram Vlogging could improve the learners’ speaking proficiency.

Keywords : Speaking Proficiency, Mobile Assisted, Video Recording.

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