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The Implementation of Wordwall for Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition in SD PIUS Purbalingga

UNNES English Language Teaching Journal · Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025) · pp. 1–9

Published
2025-05-01
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Language
eng

Abstract

Vocabulary is one of the crucial components of the English language, and it is important to learn it because vocabulary is always present in all aspects of the English language. Teachers and students must work together to achieve maximum output so that learning activities run smoothly. This research explores teachers' and students' perspectives on using Wordwall.net as a digital learning platform. This platform is then combined with gamification to make the output more significant. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods, with data collected through observations, questionnaires, and interviews with English teachers and 6th-grade students of SD PIUS Purbalingga in the 2024/2025 academic year. The results showed that most respondents had a positive view of the application of this platform in English vocabulary classes. Based on the data obtained, gamification and Wordwall.net effectively improve students' vocabulary skills and motivation. 92.86% of respondents stated that there was an increase in motivation, 88.10% felt more confident when learning new vocabulary, and 94.12% of respondents noted that Wordwall.net was easy to use. The students positively responded to the platform because Wordwall.net helped them master new vocabulary. Despite the positive response, this study faced several obstacles, such as device limitations, students' different learning preferences, and the need for more time to prepare learning materials.

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Alif Putra PratamaAffiliation unknown1
Ajeng Anditya Putri NugrohoAffiliation unknown1
Rosinta PanjaitanAffiliation unknown1
Yazid Nafi GhifaryAffiliation unknown1
Nadela Devanika PutriAffiliation unknown1
Avril Lavinia PutriAffiliation unknown1
Dita MaryaniAffiliation unknown1
Yasmin Deviana EdbyAffiliation unknown1
Khoirudin FathoniState University of Semarang1
Alfa Faridh SuniState University of Semarang1
Yogi PrasetyoAffiliation unknown1
Muhammad Alvan FauziAffiliation unknown1
Raditya Wisnu WardhanaAffiliation unknown1
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Wati IstantiAffiliation unknown1
Johannes Gerhardus VisserAffiliation unknown1
Ahlul Izza Destian LazuardiAffiliation unknown1

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