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Analyzing English with Jennifer YouTube Channel for Developing Discord EFL Users’ Vocabulary Shagita Septianty; Fuad Abdul Baqi; Yuli Rohmiyati
EDUJAVARE: International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 4 No. 02 (2026): EDUJAVARE: International Journal of Educational Research
Publisher : CV. Edujavare Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70610/edujavare.1745

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Vocabulary plays a crucial role in supporting speaking skills, yet Indonesian EFL Discord users often experience speaking difficulties due to limited vocabulary, hesitation, and lack of confidence in real-time communication. This research aims to analyze the use of the ‘English with Jennifer’ YouTube channel for vocabulary development, examine its contribution to speaking skills, and identify challenges faced by EFL Discord users in applying new vocabulary in communication. This study employed a descriptive qualitative design involving six Indonesian EFL Discord users selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected through observation and post-observation interviews on Discord. The findings revealed that the ‘English with Jennifer’ YouTube channel contributed positively to vocabulary development through clear explanations, contextual vocabulary presentation, pronunciation modeling, and communicative learning activities for participants. The acquired vocabulary supported users' speaking performance by improving fluency, lexical variety, pronunciation awareness, and communication confidence. The main challenges identified included lexical retrieval difficulties, limited productive vocabulary, pronunciation issues, and speaking anxiety. In conclusion, the integration of the ‘English with Jennifer’ YouTube channel provides an effective digital learning environment for developing vocabulary to support Discord EFL users’ speaking skills.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING IN TAYLOR SWIFT'S "ENCHANTED" LYRICS. Yuli Rohmiyati; Citra Septianingsih; Siti Fauzah
J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI) Vol 5 No 1 (2023): J-Shelves of Indragiri (JSI)
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61672/jsi.v5i1.2623

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One of the best literary forms is a song. Another crucial fact to be aware of is that a song is a small piece of rhyming music that contains the songwriter's fantasies, ideas, illusions, and messages for the listener. Figurative language is used in song lyrics to help the reader understand the messages being conveyed. Additionally, the purpose of the current study is to identify the figurative language used in Taylor Swift's song "Enchanted" lyrics. The authors employed a descriptive qualitative study approach that included metaphors (379%) and other literary devices such as alliteration ( 21,6%), hyperbole (16,2%), personification (13,5% ), simile (5,4%) and irony (5,4%). The use of figurative language as a non-literal or idiomatic form of expression could increase learners' vocabulary and improve their language's expressiveness and proximity to their feelings.