Abstract:
Social media is one of the most widely used technologies by people around the
world, starting from young learners to old people. For students, they use social
media in various situations in their daily activities. This research is to figure out the
teacher's steps in implementing Instagram reels in teaching speaking of descriptive
text and to find out the students' perceptions on the implementation of Instagram
reels in learning speaking of descriptive text. This study employed a qualitative
method with a case study design. Based on the purposive sampling technique, the
writer selected the English teacher and 20 students in the tenth grade of a Vocational
High School. Observation, interviews, and questionnaires were the instruments
used by the writer to collect the data. To analyze the data, the writer used inductive
processes, percentage analysis, and triangulation analysis. The findings revealed
that the teacher implemented Instagram reels in teaching speaking of descriptive
text in the tenth grade of a Vocational High School. The findings also discovered
that there were several students' perceptions of the implementation of Instagram
reels in learning speaking of descriptive text. It can be concluded that Instagram
reels were implemented by the teacher in teaching speaking of descriptive text in
the tenth grade of a Vocational High School in Rancah. The students perceived
positively the implementation of Instagram reels in learning speaking of descriptive
text.
