Student Perception of the Use of Animated Video in Vocabulary Junior High Scholl

Abstract

A long with the technology advancement, teachers have use animated video in the teaching of text. However, the discussion on how the animated video is perceived is still rarely investigated. Therefore, this study is  an attempt to explore student’s perception on the use animated video under multimodal approach in their vocabulary learning. To achieve the objective of this study, qualitative case study design was employed with six seven graders as the research participants in one of Junior High Schools in ^Garut West Java. The data were collected by using interviews and observations. The results revealed that students had the positive perception on using animated video in their vocabulary learning. They felt motivated by use of various modes of communication applied in animated videos. In addition to that, students also reported that animated video helped them remember vocabulary and how to pronounce it. It means that animated video could have students visualize the concept of learning material.