INSTAGRAM VIDEO: THE MEDIA TO IMPROVE ENGLISH SPEAKING COMPETENCE

Abstract

The interaction in globalization era is difficult without English as international language. As economic university, STIE Putra Bangsa focuses to prepare its students to face the global market, especially ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Therefore management students of STIE Putra Bangsa need to be ready to speak in English. Students acknowledge that materials given in the classroom are easy to forget because it is rarely used in everyday life. Practicing English speaking in the classroom is not enough and students are less motivated to speak English outside the classroom. Whereas, practices are very important to learn language. Instagram Video, is believed, can help students to practice English speaking without limited time and can still be monitored by teachers and other learners. Therefore, researchers aimed to measure the effectiveness of Instagram video in improving English speaking competence and  the  attitude  of  students  in  learning  English  speaking  through  Instagram  Video. Researchers used both quantitative and qualitative methods. In measuring students’ competence, researchers used the concept from (Hudghes, 2003, p.131) and to measure the attitude of the students, researchers used a structured interview adapted from (Dornyei, 2011, p.281). The result of the post-test mean increased from 57.68 to 75.86. From the structured interview,  students  also  showed  different  attitude  in  learning  English  speaking.  The conclusion is Instagram Video can become alternative media to practice English speaking.

Keywords: Media, English Speaking Competence, Instagram Video