The Effectiveness of TikTok Videos to Enhance Students’ Motivation and Speaking Skills

Abstract

Speaking skills are one of the most important skills in English language learning. However, most students, especially at SMPN 1 Cepu, still lack self-confidence, have limited vocabulary, are passive in learning, and need to be more active in using English in daily conversations. This research implemented TikTok videos integrated into project-based learning. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of using TikTok in improving students’s motivation and speaking skills. This research includes a mixed-method type, quasi-experiment research design (quantitative research – t-test) and (qualitative research – interview and questionnaire). Statistical test to determine whether there is an influence of using TikTok videos on speaking skills through an independent sample t-test using SPSS 24. Meanwhile, a statistical test to determine whether there is an influence of using TikTok on student motivation is the Mann-Whitney test. Based on the results of statistical tests, an Asymp Sig (2-tailed) value of 0.001 or less than 0.05. This means that Ha is accepted. This means that there is an average difference between the experimental and control classes. There is a significant difference in the average score of speaking skills between the experimental class and the control class. Apart from that, there was a significant difference in the average motivation score between the experimental class and the control class. The implication of this research is TikTok can be used as a learning media that can motivate students and improve speaking skills.