THE EFFECT OF USING TALK SHOW VIDEOS AS AN AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (A Study at Senior High School 5 Parepare) = THE EFFECT OF USING TALK SHOW VIDEOS AS AN AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA IN IMPROVING THE STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (A Study at Senior High School 5 Parepare)

Tri Sucitra Susilowati (2023), “The Effect of Using Talk Show Videos as an Audio-Visual Media in Improving the Students’ Listening Comprehension Skill (A Study at Senior High School 5 Parepare)” (Supervised by Ria Rosdiana Jubhari and Abidin Pammu).
This research is aimed to (1) find out the effect of utilizing audio-visual media (talk show video) in enhancing students’ listening comprehension skills and (2) show factors that might affect the students learning through Talk Show Videos based on their experience.
This research was conducted at SMAN 5 Parepare, with the targeted population of second-grade students and a sample of XI MIPA 3 which consisted of 30 students. The method used in this research was the mixed method that combined quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The research findings showed that the mean score of the students’ post-test score increased by 40.3% from their pre-test which showed that talk show videos increased the students’ listening comprehension skills. It also showed some factors that affect the student’s learning by using talk show videos as their medium. The availability of English subtitles and how often the recording was played, the native speaker’s speaking pace, the atmosphere and environment of the classroom, and the pronunciation and accent used by the speakers. Talk show videos improved the students’ listening comprehension skills, new vocabulary enrichment, correct pronunciation, and motivation in learning English.

Keywords : Audio-Visual Media, Talk Show Video, Listening Skill.