Exploring the Influence of Instagram Usage on English Education Students' Vocabulary Acquisition at UKI Toraja
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - Year 2024, Vol 7, Issue 01
Abstract
The objective of this research is to find out how is the impact of Instagram usage in learning vocabulary of English Education students’ at UKI Toraja. In order to achieve the objectives of this research, researchers used quantitative research, the population of this research were students of UKI Toraja, especially the English Education Department in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The researcher used purposive sampling in the research. The number of respondents is 25 students. The results of this research are the total item score is 1.534. Maximum item score is 2.000, so total index percentage is 76.7% and Likert Scale show that 76- 100% category into Very High. Very High impacts (76.7%), very high impact of Instagram is : Assisting vocabulary search with Instagram's hashtag, utilizing diverse content formats such as images, videos, and text, help students understand and remember vocabulary more effectively, engaging with the community, helps students reinforce vocabulary through the creation of short stories, collaborating with other users on Instagram to create vocabulary-based projects enhances the learning experience, games and quizzes motivate students to engage more actively, participating in live sessions for vocabulary learning activities is an effective way to connect with other learners, students discover new vocabulary through trending hashtags on Instagram, visual content, including images and videos, aids students in understanding the context in which vocabulary is used, Interaction with native speakers or proficient users on Instagram improves vocabulary usage. In line with the results of the above analysis, the researchers concluded in this research that using Instagram while learning vocabulary can have a very high impact for English Education students at UKI Toraja
Authors and Affiliations
Roni La’biran, Tisa Triana Ruung, Yizrel Nani Sallata
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- EP ID EP729442
- DOI 10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i01-62
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