PERCEPTION ON THE USAGE OF DUOLINGO FOR ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS AT HVCT VOCATIONAL COLLEGE, VIETNAM

Auteurs-es

  • Nguyen Duc Chi Thanh Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Vietnam
  • Trinh Ngoc Thanh Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Vietnam

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v9i5.5703

Mots-clés :

Duolingo, Technology Acceptance Model, non-English major students’ perceptions, Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL)

Résumé

This study explores the perceptions of non-English major students at the HVCT Vocational College regarding the use of Duolingo for English vocabulary learning, with an emphasis on its role as a supplementary educational tool. A mixed-methods approach, employing both quantitative and qualitative analyses, was utilized to gather insights from 117 questionnaire respondents and 20 interview participants. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research examines students' engagement with Duolingo, analyzing its perceived accessibility, ease of use, and interactive features. Results indicate that students generally hold positive views of Duolingo, particularly valuing its adaptive feedback and gamified elements for maintaining motivation and aiding vocabulary retention. However, students also expressed concerns over the limited practical application of learned vocabulary in real-life contexts. This study also contributes to understanding mobile-assisted language learning's (MALL) impact on Vietnamese vocational education and suggests considerations for optimizing MALL tool integration within educational frameworks.

 

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Biographies de l'auteur-e

  • Nguyen Duc Chi Thanh, Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Vietnam

    Nguyen Duc Chi Thanh is a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City Industry and Trade College (HITU). He is pursuing a Master’s in English Language at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. His research focuses on mobile-assisted language learning, vocabulary acquisition, and learner perceptions, with a particular interest in integrating MALL into language education.

  • Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Lecturer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Vietnam

    Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thanh is a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE). He holds a PhD in English and a Master’s in Social Sciences from Tamkang University, Taiwan, and a Master’s in Linguistics from the National University of Singapore. Specializing in corpus linguistics, ESL learning, and innovative pedagogy, Dr. Thành has published extensively in Scopus-indexed outlets on topics like teaching competence and ICT in education. He actively leads research projects and maintains a profile on Google Scholar.

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2024-12-03

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Vol. 9 No. 5 (2024)

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