JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy)
Vol 3, No 1 (2019)

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING TED TALKS VIDEO IN IMPROVING STUDENTS PUBLIC SPEAKINGS SKILLS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Miftah Farid (MA RIJALUL HIKAM)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Feb 2019

Abstract

This study tried to analyse the effectiveness of using TED talks video in improving students public speaking skill and also the students’ perception about using TED talks video in improving students’ public speaking skills. Participant of this study were thirty four students. A mixed method was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. To achieve the aims of this study,      pre-test and post-test were administered as the quantitative data collection, and close-ended questionnaires as the qualitative data collection. From the data taken, the result showed that the students’ perception about using TED talks video in improving students’ public speaking skills is that the students response positively towards how the writer taught them. In addition, the data showed that the writer used a variety of instructional methods to reach the teaching objectively and the strategies were tried to find based on the students need in many ways. Therefore, it was concluded that the use of TED Talks is very useful to improve students’ public speaking skill.  Key words: Effectiveness, Ted Talks Video, Public Speaking Skills

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jall

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy) is an academic biannual journal, published in February and September. The journal contents are managed by the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Science, Galuh University. The objective of the journal is to provide a ...