SBLE 3123 ENGLISH PROFICIENCY III (GROUP BO)

FIRST SEMESTER SESSION 2021/2022 (A211)

GROUP 2

TOPIC:

Developing Vocabulary is Important in Language Learning.

Suggest the best platform to help students and teachers to teach and learn new vocabulary
that will help them improve their language

LECTURER’S NAME:

Shufaiha binti Mohamad Zainol Abidin

GROUP MEMBERS:

Name Matric No

Kiemas Arsy Syah 268232

Yasir Muhammad Althaf 260384

Ramadhan Muhammad Rizq 269350

Benny Adam Benhas 268918

Yuwono Daffa 268882

It could not be argued that currently, the trend is increasingly shifting towards digital.
Coupled with the current situation where almost the entire world is facing a pandemic, the
tendency to use mobile devices is increasing, especially on mobile phones. This can
indirectly increase the creativity of both students and teachers in the teaching and learning
process.

When we think about how the internet can be used, fun is not the only thing that comes to
mind but also how we can get all new lessons from it. As we all know, vocabulary plays a
very significant role in learning a language. However, learning vocabulary does not really
require systematic guidance or supervision from the teacher, in contrast to some key skills
such as reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Students are more likely to feel confident if
they do it on their own such as using mobile apps.

In terms of fun, learning vocabulary through mobile apps has a different level of fun when
compared to the traditional way indeed. Teachers can use this situation to make the teaching
and learning process new and fresher. Therefore, with the new learning media it will make
the teaching and learning process more exciting for both teachers and students as it will
indirectly improve the language skills of the students themselves.

2.0 Recommended solution.

Now in this current era of technology, we can learn vocabulary games and
applications for free on the internet. Because the technology-based strategy that teachers can
use to develop students' vocabulary learning and interest in words. vocabulary learning in
classes that employ digital tools resources that are readily available and feasible to implement
in today's learning vocabulary. With this situation where almost the entire world is facing a
pandemic, the tendency to use mobile devices is increasing, especially on mobile phones.
This can indirectly increase the creativity of both students and teachers in the teaching and
learning process.

We recommend two sites that offer a variety of activities to engage students in playing with
words and word meanings: Vocabulary Games and Vocabulary Learning Website. Games
include puzzles, picture-word matches, word scrambles. The games are supplemented with
themed word lists, test preparation items, and activities on prefixes and suffixes. These sites
can be bookmarked for students' independent practice and teachers can provide a basis for
instruction.

3.0 Product description

There are two different Education games websites, which are Duolingo and
Education.com. Education.com is an education game website with various subjects, while
Duolingo is an English education game website founded by Lois von Ahn.

3.1 Duolingo

This website has a very interesting concept in providing English learning. This
website provides a play while learning experience for its users. When entering this website
the user will be given two choices between learning from the basics or taking a kind of quiz
to determine the user's English level. Duolingo provides interesting English games, such as
picture-word matches, word-meaning matches, and more. In addition, Doulingo also displays
various kinds of animations and characters while playing this game so that it becomes more
interesting to watch and makes players not bored in learning English.

3.2 Education.com

This educational game website not only provides English educational games, but also
provides games for learning math and typing. Focus on English educational games on this
website, there are several options provided to learn English. Users can learn reading,
grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. In order to avoid players getting bored when playing
English games, Education.com provides various types of English games with animations, so
that players can change types of games if they feel bored. In addition, to make it easier for
players to determine their level in learning English, this website provides options from
preschool, kindergarten, to eighth grade levels.

4.0 Product Analysis

These are the product analysis of DuoLingo and Education.com, it is based on the
analysis on each website how they are used and what are their goals. Below are the product
analysis of each product.
4.1 DuoLingo

DuoLingo is a free web and mobile-based language learning and practice application.
Its larger goal is to provide free language education to everyone on the planet. The user learns
through translating words, which are packaged into short bite-sized tasks that only take a few
minutes to complete. Every right translation earns the user points, which are then applied to
the daily goal, ensuring that the user remains motivated. As a result, learning is accomplished
by practicing a few words every day for a long time. It is stated that 34 hours of DuoLingo
are equivalent to a semester of language study at a university.

In the field of user experience It is a completely free app with no adverts. It can be
used to learn a language from the beginning or to simply brush up on what you already know.
and it is known that skilled teachers understand how each student is performing and adapt
their teaching style accordingly, they contextualize the subject matter, provide appropriate
levels of help needed, keep the students motivated, and urge them to study through the
application of learning theories.

4.2 Education.com

Education.com's materials cover fine arts, foreign languages, arithmetic, reading and
writing, science, and social studies from preschool to fifth grade. Adult-led activities and solo
study classes, as well as stories, exercises, games, and printable workbooks and worksheets,
are all available. At the end, they included a free worksheet that would normally only be
available to subscribers.

The people behind Education.com have put in a lot of effort to make a lot of them
available. From the website, they explained what they had to offer and decided to sample a
few things for free. It has a various amount of fantastic worksheets about every study that we
pick. After that, there is a paywall if we reach the limit, but it's not prohibitively expensive
given the resources and organization provided, they've even prepared lesson plans, so it's a
good source to have as a learning material.

5.0 Conclusion

In conclusion, the 2 applications (DuoLingo and Education.com) above are expected to