THE USE OF ‘DONGENG KITA’ YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO ENHANCE READING COMPREHENSION AMONG ELEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.31851/tk63p548Keywords:
Reading Comprehension, Dongeng Kita Youtube Channel, Narrative Text, EFL students, Multimedia LearningAbstract
This study investigates the effectiveness of the “Dongeng Kita” YouTube channel in enhancing the reading comprehension of eleventh-grade EFL students. It specifically examines whether culturally relevant multimedia storytelling improves students’ comprehension more effectively than conventional teaching methods. The study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group. The participants were two intact classes of eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 7 Semarang, assigned as experimental and control groups. A 20-item multiple-choice reading comprehension test adapted from King and Stanley (1999) was used to measure five reading indicators: identifying main ideas, locating detailed information, making inferences, identifying references, and understanding vocabulary. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and an independent samples t-test through IBM SPSS. The findings revealed that the experimental group (M = 87.35) significantly outperformed the control group (M = 75.42), with a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). These results indicate that culturally based digital storytelling effectively improves reading comprehension in EFL contexts.
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