Journey: Journal of English Language and Pedagogy
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Journey: Journal of English Language and Pedagogy (On Going)

Students' Perceptions of Using Youglish for Vocabulary Enrichment in a Speaking Class

Bella Trivena Gunawan (PGRI Delta University)
Lailatul Musyarofah (PGRI Delta University)
Yuliyanto Sabat (PGRI Delta University)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study investigates students’ perceptions and learning experiences using YouGlish as a vocabulary enrichment tool in a speaking class at PGRI Delta University. Adopting a qualitative descriptive design, data were gathered through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observations involving 10 third-semester English Education students. The findings reveal that students held overwhelmingly positive perceptions, with 100% of participants agreeing on the platform's utility and ease of use. Students specifically valued authentic video examples, diverse accents, and synchronized transcripts as primary learning supports. Results indicate that YouGlish successfully facilitated both intentional and incidental vocabulary gains, with students acquiring 5 to 20 new words per session while improving pronunciation awareness and speaking confidence. Although minor technical challenges like advertisements were identified, they did not diminish the tool’s pedagogical effectiveness. The study concludes that YouGlish is an effective supplementary digital tool that fosters learner autonomy and provides meaningful, authentic language exposure in EFL contexts. These results suggest that integrating multimodal digital resources can significantly enhance lexical development in speaking activities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journey

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal title : Journey: Journal of English Language and Pedagogy Initials and abbreviation : Journey Grade : Sinta 4 Prefix DOI : 10.33503/journey E-ISSN and P-ISSN : 2654-5586 and 2623-0356 Editor in chief : Munawwir Hadiwijaya Managing Editor : Hernina Dewi Lestari Publisher : Insan Budi Utomo ...