Abstract:
The incorporation of technology in teaching and learning has been
a growing trend. Appropriate and well-managed application of
technological tools in instructional activities can give great value to
student learning. YouTube is a popular technological tool which can
be used to enhance student learning by assisting material retention
as it contains considerable videos that can be used as supplementary
learning materials. This study aims to investigate the use of YouTube
as the source of supplementary material in learning news writing
from the perspective of students. Twenty-seven undergraduate
students in the Department of Language Education and Indonesian
Literature at Universitas Lambung Mangkurat were involved in this
study. They were assigned to search for news videos, review and
learn the content of the videos to understand the concept of news
and news writing. They were then assigned to write news report
using appropriate journalistic language. This study is a descriptive
study that employ mix-method data analysis. A questionnaire was
subsequently administered to the students to explore their perception
on the use of YouTube in learning news writing. The results of data
analysis revealed that the students attained benefits of using YouTube
in learning news writing and completing the whole assignment. The
perceived benefits include enhanced learning, comprehension on
news concept, enriched knowledge, practice of learning autonomy,
and assistance in developing listening as well as writing skill. It
is suggested that optimal benefits of technology incorporation in teaching and learning can be achieved if teachers design activities
that fit the functions offer by technological tools in accordance with
the desired learning outcome.
