The Role of Mobile Language Learning Applications Duolingo in Enhancing English Language Proficiency: A Study on Hospitality Students

Ni Made Sri Raahayu, Ida Ayu Gayatri Kesumayathi, Ni Luh Supartini

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The rapid development of technology has encouraged the increasing variety of educational applications that are increasingly interesting and innovative as a means of online-based learning, especially for English language learning. One of the applications that students are interested in is the Duolingo application, which applies ease, comfort, and effectiveness to students learning English. Several studies have been conducted to determine the impact of the Duolingo app on the education system. Therefore, the researchers were interested in knowing how students perceive the use of the Duolingo application in the process of learning English. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method by involving students at IPB International as participants. To collect researcher data using written text from interview transcripts and documentation, there are three steps in analyzing this research data; the first step is the process of selection, concentration, attention, simplification, abstraction, and transformation of raw data arising from interview results, and documentation of student learning process using Duolingo. The results of this study show that most students prefer to learn English using the Duolingo application as a Foreign language learning media, especially English; the results of this study provide positive perceptions and results of the Duolingo application in improving students' ability to learn English.


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Duolingo Application, Online Learning, Students' Perceptions

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31004/edukatif.v6i3.6886

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