Senior High School Student's Experiences Of Using The Online Video For Learning English: A Qualitative Study In Indonesia Efl Context

Abstract

The exposure of the online video has caused an impact to the internet users, especially in Indonesian context, secondary school students are very well exposed to the internet. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with a reason to determine the student’s experiences online video for learning English on how well and/or how much they have learned so far about the English language through the online video. There is only one student to be interviewed for 35 Minutes about the students' experiences with online video for learning english. A Theory about Katz et. al (1973), consists of media content, exposure to the media, and social contex will be used as to creating an interview questions for the student’s experience on the usage of online video for learning english. The study found that a student would learn English effectively and efficiently by watching online video features for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. This is due to the engaging animations that do not significantly disturb the student's attention. The student watches the videos for about 3-4 days, but not everyday, as his school schedule is tight. His friends have also watched similar English learning videos, which has led to their teacher recommending the use of online video for learning. The student's parents have also supported his use of online video, without involving the school schedule.