THE USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA TO IMPROVE SPEAKING LEARNING OUTCOMES AT SMK MUHAMMADIYAH KARANGANYAR

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of audio-visual media in improving the speaking skills of students at SMK Muhammadiyah Karanganya central of java Utilizing a descriptive analysis methodology, the research aims to find out the effect and benefit of using audio-visual media in learning speaking in English subject at SMK Muhammadiyah Karanganyar Pekalongan, Central Java. The study was conducted through the use of a questionnaire in which the students were required to complete it after learning English from the videos shared by the writers. The findings show that the students perceived various benefits in learning English through videos as audio visual media. Among the benefits were related to the ease and comfort in learning English which were felt by the majority of the students when they used audio visual media.