The purpose of this study was to investigated the effectiveness of using videos as a teaching tool to enhance English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' writing skills, specifically in composing recount texts. This study used a Quasi-Experimental non- equivalent design. The population in these study was class X Darul Ihsan Islamic boarding school. The samples consisted of 31 students‟ of class Xs as the experimental class and Xa as the control class. The experimental class was taught giving vand the controlideo class was taught using the conventional method. The instrument used in this study was the difference in students‟ Learning recount text by video scores of 77,35 for the experimental class, and 71,19 for the control class. Data analysis using Independent sample T-Test. The sign value (2-tailed) is 0,003 < 0,05. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the hypothesis Null (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. Based on the findings obtained, students‟ Learning recount text by video in the experimental class were higher than the control class.