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Students- Perception on the Use of WhatsApp to Enhance Speaking Skill Abstract Technology has become an integral part in language learning. In recent years, it has been widely used to both assist and enhance language learning (ACTFL, 2017). Its importance has grown continuously to help teachers facilitate their learners to learn language in and out of the class especially when time allocated to produce the language orally is limited. Using WhatsApp accessible in every student- phones becomes a prominent solution to enhance their speaking skill implemented as an out of class activity. The students are observed actively using their WhatsApp as a learning medium for their speaking practice. Thus, this research aims to examine the implementation of WhatsApp for outside speaking practice and find out students- perception on the use of WhatsApp to enhance speaking skill. This research is a case study research conducted in even semester of the academic year of 2018/2019. The data of the research were obtained from class observation, interview conducted with 6 respondents registered as the students of Agribusiness department batch 2018 selected through purposive sampling, students- voice notes and students- speaking scores. The findings of the research reveal that WhatsApp has been effectively used to facilitate students practicing their English orally beyond class hours and its application to enhance speaking skill is perceived positively by the students supported by their speaking scores.