An Analysis of Students Vocabulary Through Mr. Dennis Channel On Youtube

Abstract

YouTube becomes the most visited video-sharing platform, but the use of this media to learn English vocabulary has not been widely practiced. Through this application, emotional users can involve imagination, pleasure, and interest in learning, one of which is English. Youtube is providing many kinds of videos that can be used for learning English. There are many different types of videos on YouTube that students can view to acquire vocabulary. In fact, learning vocabulary is in the classroom and several media on the internet, especially on Youtube.  One option to learn vocabulary is just to watch videos on Mr. Dennis's "Guruku Mr D" Youtube channel, which also is run by a native speaker. This study aims to analyze the role of watching the “Guruku Mr D” YouTube channel in vocabulary learning for English Education Department seventh-semester students. The method of this research is a qualitative research design using descriptive qualitative and it uses questionnaires, interviews, and documentation to collect the data from the respondents. To summarize, learning can take place not only in the classroom but also everywhere and at any time, as demonstrated by “Guruku Mr D” the YouTube channel might be valuable as a learning resource for students, particularly during pandemic Covid-19. The researcher suggests that social media usage as a language learning medium be utilized in the future learning process. As an alternative, social media is a powerful medium to communicate messages and information, but it can be used to develop our skills in this period, so we must utilize it properly and wisely.