STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH DUOLINGO
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Education is a systematic and structured process aimed at acquiring knowledge and developing abilities. The acquisition of English language proficiency necessitates the utilization of various methodologies and strategies, as it is a skill-oriented form of education. Technological advancements have significantly impacted contemporary education. The utilization of technology is a contemporary approach in addressing the obstacles encountered in the process of acquiring proficiency in the English language. In the realm of English language acquisition, Duolingo continually strives to reinvent language learning methods through its mobile phone platform. Therefore, the objective of this research was to identify of Student’s perception in learning vocabulary through Duolingo Apps to the 1st semester of management class at STIE WIRA BHAKTI MAKASSAR University batch 2023 who were currently or had previously used Duolingo. Using questionnaires to collect data in a qualitative descriptive, the findings showed that students' perceptions of learning vocabulary through Duolingo are overwhelmingly favorable, with an average score of 92,37%. To sum up, the use Duolingo was very effective in learning vocabulary because the application is simple to use, entertaining, fun, and free of advertisements.
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