THE USE OF VIDEO BLOGGING AS MEDIA TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS.

The researcher conducted the study to improve the students’ speaking skills through video blogging as media. This study answers two questions;how isthe implementationof video blogging as media in improving the students’ speaking skills and whether any improvement after implementing video blogging as media in the students’ speaking skills. The research design of this study was Classroom Action Research. It was included two cycles. Each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. From the study, the researcher could conclude that the implementation of the study improved gradually from cycle 1 and cycle 2. The improvement of the study was showed from each cycle. The passing grade was 72, and the target of the passing grade was 85%. The result of the post-test from cycle 1 and cycle 2 were improved. The result of the post-test from cycle 1 and cycle 2 were 56.75% and 86.75% from students. The students passed the passing grade in cycle 2. The passing grade of cycle 2 was over the target, so the researcher stopped the study. Thus, video blogging as media proved that it could improve the students’ speaking skills.