STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF USING YOUTUBE APPLICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AT ISLAMIC STATE UNIVERSITY RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG

DANNY, FACHRURRAZY (2025) STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF USING YOUTUBE APPLICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AT ISLAMIC STATE UNIVERSITY RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

This study explores university students' perceptions YouTube as an English language learning medium. With digital increasingly platforms ARTICLE INFO Keywords: of English language; Students’ perception; YouTube complementing traditional education, YouTube offers a flexible, accessible repository of content that enhances listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar skills. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, structured interviews semi were conducted with five students from the English Language Education Study Program at UIN Raden Intan Lampung State Islamic University. The collected data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model, revealing that students value YouTube for its interactive content and the opportunity to learn at their Article History: Received: 11 February 2025 Revised: 10 April 2025 Accepted: 17 April 2025 Published: 18 April 2025 How to Cite in APA Style: Fachrurrazy, D., Muhassin, M., & Nawawi, M. (2025). Students’ Perception of Using YouTube Application in The Context of English Language Learning. IJLHE: International Journal of Language, Humanities, and Education, 8(1), 45–58. 1 Fachrurrazy et al. Students’ Perception of Using YouTube Application . . . . . own pace through trusted channels such as BBC Learning English and TED Talks. Respondents reported YouTube that effectively supplements especially their in learning authentic conversational contexts and exam preparation while also noting challenges including inconsistent content quality, distracting advertisements, and difficulties in finding material suitable to their proficiency level. The findings suggest that integrating YouTube with traditional classroom instruction may enhance overall language proficiency, highlighting the need for further research on optimizing digital media use in language education. This is an open access article under CC-BY-NC 4.0 license.

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