AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ LISTENING ABILITY IN COMPREHENDING NEWS VIDEO TAKEN FROM YOUTUBE AT SMA NEGERI 3 KERINCI

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the ability of the second year students to comprehend news video taken from youtube through listening. The design of this research was descriptive in nature. The population of this research was 130 students at SMA Negeri 3 Kerinci. In selecting the sample, the researcher used stratified sampling technique. The number of sample members was 43 students for the real test. In generally, the result of the data analysis showed that ability of the second year students at SMA Negeri 3 Kerinci to comprehend news video was classified into moderate. The result of the data analysis showed that 10 students (23.26 %) got high ability and 24 students (55.81%) got moderate ability and 9 students (20.93%) got low ability to comprehend news video. Based on the result of the research, the English teachers are suggested to improve the students` skills in comprehending the contents of news video by giving more listening exercises. The next reseachers are suggested to do relevant research from different point of view and other kinds of video such as to find out the students` ability in comprehending movie.

Keywords : Listening, Comprehension, News Video