An investigation into the effect of using Duolingo application to enhance students’ vocabulary

Abstract

This present study aims to investigate whether the implementation of Duolingo application can enhance students’ English vocabulary achievement. It has dealt with L2 LMD students in the Department of English at Mohamed Kheider University of Biskra. The study has adopted a quantitative method research for data collection and data analysis. For data collection, a questionnaire is administered to fifty-one (51) L2 LMD students who use Duolingo selected based on convenience sampling at the Department of English. Concerning data analysis, the computer program Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is used to analyze the numerical data obtained from the closed-ended items of the questionnaire. The results of the study have demonstrated that L2 students have positive attitudes towards using Duolingo to learn vocabulary. That means that the hypothesis of this study was accepted and Duolingo Application can be used to improve students’ achievement in learning vocabulary .The researcher suggests the English teachers to use Duolingo Application as the media in teaching English vocabulary because it can make students more interested in the teaching and learning activity.