ABSTRACT

This study aims to determine whether the use of video recording can be one of the media for students to develop speaking skills according to student perceptions after using video recordings for three weeks. This study uses a qualitative method with the process of making video recordings before then interviewing 6 students out of 15 students who made video recordings. This study was conducted at the English Language Education Department, Ar-Raniry State Islamic University. The results of the study showed that there were two perceptions regarding the use of video recordings. Almost all students agreed that video recordings can develop speaking skills because the process of re-watching and retaking videos repeatedly helps students to find out their own mistakes and fix them in order to produce good videos. Then, this video recording also develops several linguistic aspects such as vocabulary mastery, pronunciation, and grammar. In addition, video recording can be used anytime and anywhere which allows students to practice English. Besides, repeating video recordings also helps students improve fluency in speaking so that there is a decrease in hesitation or repetition in speaking. On other hand, the use of video recording has disadvantages in its use because students do not get direct feedback from the teacher so that self-evaluation is only carried out according to student abilities.