STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY THROUGH QUIZLET APPLICATION

Abstract

Motivation has an important role for students in improving their English skill to understand the material presented by the teacher. In the process of learning English, high motivation is needed to understand the meaning of the words. Mastering vocabulary will make it easier for students to learn English. Students' success in mastering the language increases as their level of motivation increases. However, most middle school students lack motivation to learn new words, especially memorizing them. Therefore, teachers must find appropriate means to increase student motivation. Using some smartphone apps can help students learn vocabulary. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the Quizlet application on students' motivation to learn English vocabulary. The participants in this study were class VIII.1 as the experimental group and class VIII.2 as the control group. Thanks to the questionnaire, it is possible to measure students' motivation in the vocabulary learning process. Data analysis is done using requirements testing analysis and hypothesis testing. The results show that there is a clear impact between English vocabulary learning motivation in the experimental class and the control class.