IMPROVING STUDENTS LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH BBC LEARNING ENGLISH YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Abstract

The use of teaching media as a tool to learn listening is one of the best ways to overcome problems or difficulties in students' listening skills which are influenced by several factors. The purpose of this research is to find out whether there is any significant difference in the students' listening skills before and after being taught by using BBC Learning English YouTube channel. The quantitative approach is used in this study, using a pre-experimental design with one group of pretest-posttest design. The population of this research involved all of the students of English department of Universitas Pancasakti Tegal in the academic year 2023/2024. Meanwhile, by using the purposive sampling technique, the sample for this research consists of 38 students of fourth semester. The instrument of this research was listening test with 40 multiple-choice items. The data collection in this research was analyzed using SPSS version 27. The results obtained that the mean pre-test score was 54.53, whereas the mean post-test score was 74.01. Furthermore, the sig. value showed 0,000, which is less than (<) 0.05, which means that the alternative hypothesis (H₁₎ is accepted and the null hypothesis (H₀) is rejected at the 95% significance level. So, it may be stated that there is a significant difference in students’ scores before and after being taught by using BBC Learning English YouTube channel. In conclusion, the use of BBC Learning English YouTube channel has a positive effect on students’ listening skills. The researcher suggests that teachers should use appropriate methodology and technique in presenting the material to create interactive and up-to-date learning and attract students’ attention. Teachers can encourage students to learn English not just in class, but also on any learning platform and resource that is easily accessible. Teachers can also encourage students to improve their listening skills in English regularly by watching interesting digital learning media on their cellphone, such as BBC Learning English YouTube channel.