THE STUDENT’S PERCEPTION OF USING TIKTOK VIDEOS AS A MEDIA IN LEARNING VOCABULARY

TikTok is a video development social media that has gained popularity recently due to its unique ability to distribute short videos of various genres, comedy, entertainment and education. Vocabulary is the basis for learning a second language. Without learning vocabulary, communicating in a second language becomes difficult. This study aims to analyse students' perceptions of using TikTok videos as a media in learning vocabulary. In this study, the researcher focused on students'' perceptions, which was the first time using videos from TikTok as a learning media. This study uses the descriptive qualitative method. The type of the research is qualitative descriptive the research was conducted with 20 students at MTs Terpadu Manba'ul Ulum Klepek. As instruments this study used observations, interviews and questionnaires consisting 10 statements online to determine students' perception using Tik Tok as media in learning vocabulary. The questionnaire results showed that 60% of students strongly agreed, and 25% agreed that learning vocabulary was fun and entertaining when using TikTok videos as learning media. According to the student's questionnaire and interview, most students positively perceived the media used by an English teacher in the teaching and learning process. They were happy in learning vocabulary, easier to understand the materials, increased their vocabulary and easyly to acces the media. some students negatively perceived the media used by an English teacher in the teaching and learning process.