Effectiveness of Making Video Blog (Vlog) to Minimize Students’ Anxiety in Public Speaking on Descriptive Text Material

Abstract

The ability in to speak English in the public place being a scourge for students due to minimize the anxiety because of lack of speaking practice in their life, so that an effective media is needed to decrease the students’ anxiety in speaking by making video blog (VLOG) . The aims of this study are to minimize students’ anxiety in public speaking that focus on descriptive text teaching materials, and to improve students’ speaking skills in the context of description through VLOG media. The subjects in this study is the student of DIII Computer Engineering at the Polytechnic of Harapan Bersama Tegal with a qualitative descriptive research approach by using the Classroom Action Research (CAR) method in two cycles, each of the cycle consists of four stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The data collection method in this study is to use a questionnaire, interview, observation, and reflection in accordance with the Action Research guidelines. The finding showed that the average of pre test score was only 52.5, after treating by video blog it was improved to 74.5 in cycle 1, then it improved more in cycle 2 and reached 87.3. So, it improved 34.8 point from pre test to the post test. In line with the data, designing video blog is effective to minimize students’ anxiety in teaching spoken descriptive test and it works to improve the students speaking skill. Moreover, students also get their own motivation to speak confidently in the public place. Some aspects that improved are fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary items and content. As the final result, it can be inferred that making video blog minimize students’ anxiety in speaking and it improves students’ speaking performance.

The Implementation of a Video Blog (Vlog) to Enhance Students’ Speaking Skills

“…In other words, a second attempt can be easily done if the teacher considers that a student's performance could be improved (p. 132). Additionally, students are expected to be able to learn English speaking skills using vlogs without constantly relying on their teacher or lecturer (Brilianti & Fauzi, 2020). Lastly, according to Ersan et al (2022) , a vlog is also considered effective in encouraging students to actively participate in speaking class.…”

“…Despite its significance, teaching speaking in English classes has unfortunately become a challenge (Anil, 2016;Aziz & Kamilah, 2020;Brilianti & Fauzi, 2020;Mufidah & Roifah, 2020). Time constraints make it difficult for teachers to encourage students to speak up in class, and speak up outside of the classroom as well (Anil, 2016).…”

“…As a result, neither inside nor outside of the classroom, the students frequently engage in English-speaking practice (Aziz & Kamilah, 2020). Secondly, Brilianti & Fauzi, (2020) argued that students often doubt their ability in speaking English as they are anxious about the mistakes they made. Students become afraid of being laughed at by others as they think that other people can speak English better.…”

Being Real on Instagram Reels: An Authentic Tool to Enhance English Speaking Skills

“…However, some issues arise for students to improve their public speaking skills (Brilianti & Fauzi, 2020). Students' speaking performance can be affected by performance conditions (such as the amount of support, planning, time pressure, and standard of performance), affective factors (such as anxiety, confidence, and motivation), listening skills, and feedback in speaking (Saputri et al, 2022).…”

“…Considering the inherent issues, teachers should use effective teaching techniques to provide students with appropriate materials and opportunities to improve their speaking skills and solve problems through positive activities (Brilianti & Fauzi, 2020). Teachers can use Instagram to help students with their speaking difficulties.…”