Teacher’s Perception of the “Ritueli Daeli” Youtube Channel as Teaching Reference for English Vocabulary at Elementary School

This study aims to explore English teacher’s perceptions of the Ritueli Daeli YouTube channel as teaching materials for English vocabulary at SDN Panglegur 3. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach. The participant in this study was one English teacher at SDN Panglegur 3 who used the Ritueli Daeli YouTube channel as a reference in preparing and delivering English vocabulary lessons in the classroom. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis followed three stages adapted from Miles et al. (2014), namely data reduction, data display, and triangulation. To ensure data validity, triangulation was applied through theoretical triangulation and technique triangulation, involving interviews, observations, and documentation. The research findings indicate that the teacher has been using the Ritueli Daeli YouTube channel since 2024, both as a personal reference when preparing vocabulary material and as a learning medium shown directly to pupils during the learning process. The main advantage of this channel is the availability of pronunciation guides, word meanings, and example sentences for each vocabulary item, which greatly assists the teacher in delivering vocabulary material effectively. However, the teacher noted that vocabulary selection requires careful filtering to ensure suitability for elementary school students. In terms of suitability, the vocabulary content of the channel aligns with the learning objectives of the Merdeka Curriculum for third-grade primary school students in Phase B, particularly when the teacher carefully selects and filters the vocabulary according to the topic being taught in the classroom. The study concludes that the Ritueli Daeli YouTube channel is useful and suitable teaching material for English vocabulary lessons for third-grade primary school students in Phase B, provided that the teacher actively selects vocabulary that matches students’ levels and curriculum objectives.