STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS TIKTOK ENGLISH PROGRAMS IN SUPPORTING THEIR LEARNING ENGLISH AT THE ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BENGKULU

The purpose of this study is to find out students' perception in using TikTok
to help their English learning. This research is designed as descriptive
quantitative research. The population of this study was 57 students fifth
semester students of English Education Study Program of University of
Bengkulu who actively use TikTok application. The sample of this study was
57 students who were selected from the total population. This research shows
that the aspects used by the students are using attractiveness (3.2 / positive),
effectiveness (3.0 / positive), relevance (2.9 / negative), and motivation (2.9
/ negative). It can be concluded that of the four aspects of perception used by
students in English language learning the positive effect by students is
Attractiveness is Effectiveness. Finally, the aspect that can make all of this
effective in all aspects is to encourage students to use the TikTok application
as a learning tool, because it can be accessed anywhere at any time.
Furthermore, the content that is displayed can provide enough information for
a short duration, so that students can easily understand the content presented.
Then encourage students to often watch English-language learning so that
algorithms follow what is frequently watched.
Keywords: Perception, TikTok, Supporting Learning English