The Influence of Duolingo Application to EFL Classroom Students’ Motivation in Learning English
Keywords:
Duolingo, Motivation, EFL
Abstract
The advancement of technology have triggered the development of English language learning application. The massive use of smartphones is one of the factors in the emergence of the ELL application. This study aims to investigate the influence of Duolingo application to EFL students. This research is using quantitative method even though the data that had been collected from questionnaire, which used Likert Scale, were analyzed and interpreted using qualitative style. The results show that most of the students have positive sentiment towards the use of Duolingo as it is shown by the dominant prevalence of "Agree" and "Strongly agree" answers. However, in terms of competitiveness, Duolingo might not that convincing in making students have the desire to compete and get better score than their peers. Overall, students are aware with the motivational value that Duolingo potentially offers.
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Cheng, H.-F., & Dörnyei, Z. (2007). The Use of Motivational Strategies in Language Instruction: The Case of EFL Teaching in Taiwan. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 153–174. https://doi.org/10.2167/illt048.0
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Hedge, T. (2001). Teaching and learning in the language classroom (Vol. 106). Oxford university press Oxford, UK.
Herlina, E., Yundayani, A., & Astuti, S. (2021). Penggunaan Duolingo sebagai Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Teknologi dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berbicara Siswa. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Pendidikan STKIP Kusuma Negara III, 2012, 244–253.
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Irawan, A., Wilson, A., & Sutrisno, S. (2020). The Implementation of Duolingo Mobile Application in English Vocabulary Learning. Scope : Journal of English Language Teaching, 5(1), 08. https://doi.org/10.30998/scope.v5i1.6568
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Silmi, M. R. (2020). Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Duolingo Sebagai Media Untuk Belajar Bahasa Inggris. Telaga Bahasa, 7(2), 231–240. https://doi.org/10.36843/tb.v7i2.59
Uchihara, T., & Clenton, J. (2020). Investigating the role of vocabulary size in second language speaking ability. Language Teaching Research, 24(4), 540–556. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168818799371
Widyastuti, M., & Kusumadewi, H. (2018). Penggunaan Aplikasi Duolingo Dalam Meningkatkan Kamampuan Kosakata Bahasa Inggris Pada Tenaga Pengajar Bimbingan Belajar Omega Sains Institut. Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, 1(2), 237–244.
Published
2023-11-22
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Indrawan, F., Daristin, P. E., & Laili, E. N. (2023). The Influence of Duolingo Application to EFL Classroom Students’ Motivation in Learning English. Journey: Journal of English Language and Pedagogy, 6(3), 626-633. https://doi.org/10.33503/journey.v6i3.3695
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