Hospitality School Students’ Perception on the Use of Wordwall to Enrich Students’ Work-Ready Vocabulary Mastery

  • Ni Nyoman Arsini Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-6938
  • Made Hery Santosa Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia
  • Ni Putu Era Marsakawati Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia
Keywords: Learning Media, Vocabulary Mastery, Wordwall Application, Work-Ready, Perception

Abstract

This study addressed the gap of research on the innovative learning medium Wordwall for working adult learners by investigating the perceptions of students of Apollonia Hotel School in Denpasar, Indonesia, regarding how well Wordwall helps in increasing their English vocabulary during online learning. The method used by the researcher was qualitative. Data were collected from 10 respondents who had been selected with qualifications of activeness while studying, and always participated during the process. Data obtained from short questionnaire distributed through Google Form, then analysed using a qualitative descriptive model according to Creswell, (2012). From the data analysis, the researcher found that the students had high enthusiasm in learning vocabulary through the Wordwall application. This application provides various types of creative and interactive vocabulary games. The disadvantage is that this application does not provide a place to explain explanations for students' answers, both right and wrong. Students have the opportunity to learn about context and changes to sentences in games. Based on this analysis, it proves that Wordwall is an effective learning media to help increase students' vocabulary as a future career opportunity. In addition, Wordwall is also effectively used during online learning to provide interesting vocabulary questions. From this study, it is suggested for hospitality lecturers to use Wordwall application because it can help students to be more motivated to learn English vocabulary.

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Author Biographies

Ni Nyoman Arsini, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia

Ni Nyoman Arsini was born in Banjarangkan, 1995. She obtained her undergraduate and master degree from Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, both on majoring English Education. Currently, she is an English Instructor at Apollonia Hotel School. Her research interest is in the field of Education especially English teaching and learning, learning strategies, material development, and assessment. She could be reached via email arsini.2@[email protected]

Made Hery Santosa, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia

Made Hery Santosa is a researcher and lecturer in the English Language Education Program at Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia. He has published articles while reviewing in journals, like TESOL, TESL EJ, SAGE Open, Springer, and Kasetsart. His research interests include EFL, CALL, Digital Literacy, Educational Technologies, and Innovative Pedagogies.

Ni Putu Era Marsakawati, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia

Ni Putu Era Marsakawati is a teaching staff member of Foreign Language Department of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha. She has been teaching courses related to English Education, such as Strategies and Design of Teaching and Teaching for ESP. She has been writing articles in reputable journals. In 2019, one of her research article was publish in ASIA TEFL Journal. She is a member of TEFLIN association and loves to collaborate with experts, particularly in English Language Teaching.

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Published
2022-05-03
How to Cite
Arsini, N. N., Santosa, M. H., & Marsakawati, N. P. E. (2022). Hospitality School Students’ Perception on the Use of Wordwall to Enrich Students’ Work-Ready Vocabulary Mastery. Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies, 4(2), 124-130. https://doi.org/10.31849/elsya.v4i2.8732
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