The Effect of YouTube Video Learning Media on the Students’ Basic Japanese Listening Ability

Abstract

The background of this study is the lack of learning media and inappropriate learning methods (still using the lecture method) in learning basic Japanese in one of the public high schools in the East Bandung area. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of using YouTube videos on students' listening skills in capturing basic Japanese learning materials. The research method used was pre-experimental with One-Group Pre-test and Post-test. The subjects of this study were determined by random sampling technique as many as 28 people who attended the cross-interest class of Japanese language class. Data were gathered from the pre-test and post-test and an online questionnaire via a google form. The results showed that the use of YouTube videos as a learning medium had an effect on improving students' listening skills in Japanese. The results were based on the increase in the average pre-test score of 74.82 and post-test of 80.71. Then, the hypothesis testing presented that the t-observed value is greater than the t-table at the 5% significant level (4.25>2.05) and the 1% significant level (4.25>2.77).