The use of YouTube in developing speaking skills among undergraduates in Malaysia / Nurdiyana Mohamad Yusof, Britney Tani Benet and Jah Afifah Khirunnisa Jamioon

• Main Authors: Mohamad Yusof, Nurdiyana, Tani Benet, Britney, Jamioon, Jah Afifah Khirunnisa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023
• Subjects: Graduate education; Public speaking
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84160/1/84160.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/84160/

Speaking skill is one of the most important skills in learning the English language as it allows us to bridge the gap between international speakers and communicate with people from various countries. However, it can be observed that a number of undergraduates in Malaysia are still struggling to speak English in the class, despite majority of the university programs are using the English language as the medium of instruction. Due to the advance of technology, language learning can be done with various sources of platforms and YouTube is considered as one of the leading platforms that is vastly utilized due to its useful benefits in improving the students' speaking skills alongside the educational video contents that have greatly aid students nationwide in learning the English language. The purpose of this study is to identify the use of YouTube in learning the English language among the undergraduates and YouTube as a platform in developing their speaking skill. A total of 106 undergraduates have participated in completing the questionnaires and the results revealed that majority of the undergraduates had implemented YouTube as a platform to learn the English language while simultaneously enhancing their speaking skill through the various channels provided in the YouTube application. This indicates that the application of YouTube is beneficial in the aspect of refining the learners’ English speaking skill as well as learning the language efficiently.