The Effectiveness of Improving Basic English Vocabulary Using YouTube Videos for Kindergarten Students at Telkom Makassar = The Effectiveness of Improving Basic English Vocabulary Using YouTube Videos for Kindergarten Students at Telkom Makassar

Nowadays, technology is increasingly developing and helping human life for example as a learning media in improving basic English vocabulary. Vocabulary has an important role because it has a role in speaking, listening, writing, and reading. One of the technologies that can be used as a learning media is YouTube. This study aims to describe the way of using YouTube videos in learning basic English vocabulary and explain the effectiveness of using YouTube videos in improving basic English vocabulary for kindergarten students which are included in young learners. In this study, the researcher applied a qualitative descriptive method. The population of this study is 147 students and 12 teachers at Telkom Makassar. The researcher took 10 students' and 2 teachers’ as samples from Satellite 4 Class. Datum were obtained questinonaire, pre-test and post-test before and after treatment given. The researcher used random sampling to choose the samples. The selection of videos to use as teaching media needs to be carefully and suitable for kindergarten students. Videos with bright animations, simple narratives, educational songs, rhymes with catchy tunes and repetitive lyrics are suitable and effective to kindergarten students'. This study's results show that using YouTube videos to improve basic English vocabulary is effective. The results of the research data showed an increase in students' basic English vocabulary from the total of the right answers significantly different between the pre-test and post-test before and after the treatment. Students also showed their enthusiasm in learning basic English vocabulary using YouTube videos.

Keywords : Vocabulary, Learning Media, YouTube, Kindergarten Students’