Abstract name : intan maya sari student no. : 1006102020027 study program : english education title : the students’ perception on the use of audio visual media in learning english (a qualitative study at smpn 4 banda aceh) keywords: students, response, audio visual media. this qualitative research was conducted to find out the students’ responses towards the implementation of audio visual media during learning english process at smpn 4 banda aceh. the subject of this research were 30 second grade students chosen through purposive sampling technique. the data were collected through questionnaire items, interview and document analysis. for the questionnaire items and interview guideline, the writer adapted the theories of from bukhsh & rasul (2012); cakir (2006); eliah & reddy (2014); farooq (2014); jadal (2011); kausar (2013); neelu (2010); rasul, bukhsh & batool (2011). the data were analyzed by using the percentage formula as suggested by sudijono (2010, p.43). the