The Impact of Using YouTube Videos as Supplementary tool in Teaching Vocabulary to Secondary School Students in Benghazi, Libya

Abstract

The increase in involving technology in our daily life has profoundly impacted the educational sector, particularly in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Therefore, the integration of web-based resources into the classrooms can be a valid pedagogical support for the teachers. This study aims at measuring the impact of utilizing YouTube videos as a supplementary tool for teaching English vocabulary to secondary school students in Benghazi, Libya. The researchers conducted an experimental research design. A pre-test was administered for two groups: an experimental group (N = 15) and a control group (N = 15). The students (N = 30 females) were randomly assigned to both groups. Only the experimental group was taught English vocabulary using YouTube videos for four classes. Then a post-test was conducted for both groups. The researcher used independent t-test to explore the differences between both groups. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups.