patterns. It means that the speaker has to give a clear message to the listener by producing clear language.
Speaking is one of the important skills that needs to be taught well. In teaching speaking there must be problems during
the process that affect students’ achievement. In this research, the researcher provides a solution to overcome the problems so that the
students can improve their speaking skill. The solution provided is using video clips as stated by Harmer 2001: 282 that video shows
the use of expressions, gestures, and other visual clues when people are talking.
4. Definition of Video
Newby 2000:102 states that video is the display of recorded pictures on a television-type screen. Any media that employs a cathode-
ray screen to present a picture can be referred to as video. While Richard and Renandya 2002: 364 state that video is an extremely
dense of medium, one that incorporates a wide variety of visual elements and a great range of audio experiences in addition to spoken
language. Canning-Wilson in Cakir 2006: 69 also describes video, at
the most basic level of instruction, is a form of communication and it can be achieved without the help of language, since we often interact by
gesture, eye contact and facial expression to convey meaning. Then,
Nugent 2005: 61 in Smaldino, Lowther, Russell 2007: 310 says that the trend today is the delivery of video media as short, concise
segments that teachers can assemble in a variety of ways to support a variety of utilization scenarios. Moreover, Richard inRenandya2002
states that it is better to exploit a short 2-5 minutes segment of video thoroughly and systematically rather than to play a long sequence that is
likely to result in less active viewing on the part of your students. In this research, the researcher uses video clips as a short segment of video or a
video that has been cut into several short segments with duration 2-5 minutes.
Smaldino, Lowther, Russell 2007: 23 propose some criteria that are often used as guidance in media selection. They are
content, purposes, appropriateness, cost, technical quality, circumstance of use, learner verification, and validation. They also suggest some
general principles of media selection: 1 Media should be consistent with the objectives.
2 Use visual that are easy to prepare. 3 Enable students to see actual objects.
4 Allow one to draw or write key words during the lesson. Moreover, Brown 2000: 144 suggests some types of technological
aids that are commonly available to a language teacher. The suggestions are as follows.
1 Commercially produced videotapes. This is an option that some have found the use of close-captioned video to offer
students written language input simultaneously with oral. 2 Self-made videotapes. You can record television programs.
They need not be long or complex. Sometimes a very simple advertisements or a segment of news makes an
excellent audiovisual stimulus for classroom work.
5. The advantages of Using Video
