VERBA: Journal of English Language Issues, Trends and Studies
Vol 1 No 3 (2023): VERBA: Journal of English Language Issues, Trends and Studies

DUOLINGO GAMIFICATION IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

Sitti Nurjannah (Universitas Islam Makassar)
Muthmainnah Mursidin (Universitas Islam Makassar)
Mega Seltia (Universitas Islam Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2023

Abstract

This research aims to determine how is the implementation of the Duolingo application in Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of Eighth Grade at SMPN 23 Simbang Maros. The research design is Classroom Action Research (CAR) because the problem originates from the teaching and learning process in the classroom. The instruments were observation sheet, and test. The researcher conducted research on how far students understood vocabulary and how much students were able to understand and have a lot of vocabulary. The learning media Duolingo application is used to determine students understanding. The results of this research indicate that the improvement of students’ vocabulary mastery was attained it was denoted by the students’ test scores. The result of the data showed that the action and the implementation of the Duolingo application improved, indicated that Duolingo is effective to teach vocabulary. Furthermore, the application can be played individually or in groups which will create an enjoyable learning atmosphere.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

verba

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science

Description

VERBA: Journal of English Language Issues, Trends and Studies is a journal published by the English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Makassar. This journal aims to publish and disseminate the results of research and studies on English. The published ...