Students’ Perceptions on using Youtube Videos in Learning Vocabulary

Abstract

This study entitled ‘Students’ Perceptions on Using YouTube Videos in Learning Vocabulary’ is an attempt to find out students’ perceptions on using YouTube videos in learning vocabulary. The researcher used the random sampling method and collected the data from 100 students of secondary level school in Kathmandu district by administrating the questionnaire. This research is a quantitative. The researcher used close-ended questions to collect the data. The sample of the study was selected by using random sampling procedure. The findings of the study revealed that students have positive attitudes towards the use of YouTube videos to facilitate the acquisition of new vocabulary items. It has been found that most of the students have used YouTube videos in learning vocabulary. Majority of the students, (i.e., 97%) of them responded YouTube videos as a tool is important for learning vocabulary. It was viewed that use of YouTube videos in learning vocabulary is inevitable and fruitful for the English language learning. Almost all the students are interested to use YouTube videos for learning vocabulary. However, it was found that while using YouTube videos in learning vocabulary, students have faced the problem like sounds or pronunciation understanding and listening pronunciation problem respectively. YouTube tool has helped to enhance the students’ learning proficiency. They may develop their autonomy in learning language and build up confidence in a proper way. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definition of the key, population, sample and sampling strategy, sources of the data, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedure and ethical considerations. The forth chapter is about analysis of the data and interpretation of result. The analyses of students’ responses have been done under various suitable and inclusive themes. The final chapter deals with findings, conclusion and recommendations which are summed up from the analysis and interpretation of the collected data for the purpose of research followed by references and appendices.