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

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.

Digital Game-Based Learning as a Strategy to Expand Vocational Students’ Vocabulary: A Mixed Methods Approach

“…Even yet, the students occasionally complained about the internet network, which caused the Wordwall.net application not to work correctly. However, Wordwall.net requires a strong internet connection, so it may be used to answer quizzes without a hitch (Arsini et al, 2022;Elaish et al, 2019). Thus, if there were no problems with the internet connection and the application could run smoothly, it might allow for more effective vocabulary learning.…”

“…Hence, teachers must create effective vocabulary teaching so that the students can excel in their academic life and overall competencies in English (Babaei & Ahour, 2016;Ngaiza & Sivashanmugam, 2020). Following the trend of modern educational technology, many scholars advise adopting digital games to aid students in expanding their vocabulary knowledge (Arsini et al, 2022;Ibrahim et al, 2022). Implementing digital games in educational contexts and aims for learning is not a new phenomenon; this teaching strategy is more commonly known as Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL).…”

Teachers’ Voices in Wordwall Media Application in Teaching Young Learners Context: A Narrative Inquiry

“…Similarly, Jannah and Syafryadin (2022) reported favorable student responses to using Wordwall.net as a vocabulary learning tool, citing its engaging and motivational qualities. Research by Arsini et al (2022) on hospitality students indicated that Wordwall's vocabulary games significantly boosted learning enthusiasm, despite some limitations in providing detailed explanations. Susanto and Yosephine (2019) discussed teachers' perceptions of incorporating word games into writing instruction, noting the need for creativity and emphasis on learning objectives over game mechanics.…”

“Can Word Wall Assess Students’ Words?”: Nurturing Inclusivity and Advancement in Rural Secondary Education

“…In their study, Firdiansyah and Pamungkas (2021) investigated how students felt about the usage of Kahoot as a learning assessment tool in the course on monetary economic theory. The perceptions of students at hotel school toward the usage of word-wall to enhance student workready vocabulary mastery were the subject of research by Arsini et al (2022). According to the data analysis, students are quite enthusiastic about using the word-wall application to learn new words.…”