The Effects of Duolingo Application on The Vocabulary Enrichment and Reading Comprehension of 10th Grader Senior High School Students in Jajar Islamic Centre Surakarta

SHONNIFAUL SYUHADA; Sujito

doi:10.47134/jpbi.v3i3.2315

Authors

Shonnifaul Syuhada UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta
Sujito UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47134/jpbi.v3i3.2315

Keywords:

Duolingo App, Vocabulary Mastery, Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The high development of information technology in the worldwide, students prefer to learn English directly by using an internet connection that can be accessed inside an outside the classroom by their smartphone. One of the most popular language learning application is Duolingo that facilitates language learning by giving an English course model based on everyday activities in an easy and interesting way. This study is aimed to find out that Duolingo App can improve the students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skill especially in 10^th grader of Jajar Islamic Center Surakarta. This research was conducted to find the truth that the Duolingo application can improve vocabulary and also students' reading skills. This research uses a quantitative method with a pretest and posttest design and will be analyzed using Microsoft Exel. From the research findings, it was obtained that the average English language score for 10^th grader of Jajar Islamic Center Surakarta increased from 73,9 to 80,3 after being given the treatments using Duolingo application. So, from this research, it can be concluded that the Duolingo application can improve vocabulary skills and also students' reading skills.

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