The Use of Freeze Framing and Prediction Technique in YouTube to Improve Students’ Writing Skill

<span>Learning English is quite difficult for students in Vocational School (SMK Patriot Nusantara) especially writing skill. The students found difficulties in expressing their ideas on the paper. There were some techniques can be used in teaching and learning process to break down students’ barriers. One of the techniques was by applying YouTube with freeze framing and prediction. The aim of this study was to find the effect of the use of freeze framing and prediction technique in applying YouTube to improve students’ writing skill on descriptive text. This study used quantitative methods using pre-experimental research with one class. The purposive sampling was used in this study with the total samples were 35 students. The data was collected by conducting pre-test and post-test. It analyzed by using t-test paired sample test. The result showed that the value of Asymp.Sig (2-tailed) was less than ? (0.05). It meant that null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Studies on the use of English learning media in the form of video in YouTube application with freeze framing and prediction technique has found positive results in improving students’ writing skill. So, it can be interpreted that there was significant improvement on students’ writing skill by using freeze framing and prediction technique. The recommendation of this research is providing a new technique that can be used in the process of learning to write. This technique can help students in improving their writing skills. </span>