Abstract :
English is a compilers subject that should be mastered by the students. In Indonesia, English is
a foreign language and it is not easy to learn or teach. The difficulty is from the environment and it is not
daily used language. This present research deals with vocabulary skill that is one of the language skills
that should be mastered by students. The are many ways to make the students interested and motivated.
One of them is using video tutorial as media for learning. vocabulary for expressing complex ideas that
are so easy to relate in one?s native tongue. This research provides brief overview of how video tutorial
have been used in Classroom Action Research (CAR) and are being used for language learning. The
present research also explores the effects of on vocabulary learning. It discusses the use of the video
tutorial in one cycle of classroom action research where there were planning, acting, observing and
reflecting process. This research is about the use video tutorial media to improve elementary students?
English vocabulary. The visualization makes everything that will be explained is easier because the shape
or its appearance is clear. The advantage of audio can help the student knowing how to spell it when they
read aloud the text. The other reason is video tutorial can be re-played. The researcher treed to apply
video tutorial to improve students? vocabulary and motivate students? interest in learning English and
make the class atmosphere to be meaningful ( Active, Creative, and Effective ). As young learner,
children like watching, playing and doing something. The research findings showed that video tutorial
was effective strategy to teach vocabulary at SDN Karangturi Gresik. It was indicated on the students?
score of post test in cycle I. The students? average score in pre test was more than 80 % students could not
pass the test well. The score improved in post test. The students average result in post test was 100%
students could pass the test well. The iimprovement was also shown in the students? performances in the
class. It can be showed that the class performance improved or more active each day from the first
meeting to fourth meeting and students enjoyed when the teacher use video tutorial in teaching
vocabulary.