Teacher’s Strategies in Selecting Instructional Video to Support English Learning: a Best Practice

Abstract

The rapid growth of technology has a significant impact on how humans communicate, learn, and access information, particularly in education. However, choosing the appropriate technology for English learning is difficult due to the various materials and forms. This best practice aims to provide some best practices for selecting instructional videos for English learning based on digital literacy components from Son, et. al. (2017). The components are information, creation, communication, collaboration, and online safety. To ensure clear information about the video, I looked for videos and materials about Indonesian cuisine on YouTube that were relevant to the learning objectives. The video discusses Indonesian cuisine. The second step is making some games and quizzes based on video to increase their understanding. The next step is using the video and game in the class. The students have some difficulty but more positive thoughts while using video games in class. To support collaboration, I made a task as a group work based on a video, and the final task was a presentation of their work. To make sure of the safety of the video, I review my video first before I use it for my class. As a result, the use of videos in learning significantly impacts student motivation to become more positive.