INCREASING STUDENTS’ SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH FLIPGRID IN SPEAKING CLASS

Abstract

This research is intended to observe the teacher’s use of Flipgrid in speaking class to increase student’s self-confidence and to describe the Flipgrid impact on the students’ self-confidence in learning to speak. Self-confidence is someone’s trust and belief in his/her abilities to achieve things successfully. Flipgrid is considered an online video-mediated communication device that consents students to prepare much time to practice speaking English inside and outside the classrooms in a comfortable and enjoyable situation. This research implemented a qualitative approach. A case study was applied as a research design. Research data were online classroom observation (non-participants observation) and interviews (structured). The data analysis of this research was transcribing data, coding, and concluding. The participants of this research were chosen purposively and they are English teachers and second-grade students in senior high school. The result from classroom observation showed that the teacher has a good way and an impact on increasing students’ self-confidence in speaking in class through the Flipgrid application. Based on the result of the interview concluded that Flipgrid as a tool in teaching and learning in speaking class gave students positive impacts on increasing students’ self-confidence in speaking class through Flipgrid application. This study concludes that Flipgrid makes the students feel easier and more confident in classroom interaction.