Optimizing EIL Using “Memrise” As A Builder Students’ Vocabularies

Abstract

Although the online English learning platform currently is interesting and entertaining and it can improve language acquisition, pronunciation, four integrated skills but it still becomes difficult to be used in English learning. Therefore, people must be mastering high technology to support their daily life and get much information instantly and accurately. In this article, the writer would like to introduce a suitable platform in English learning. English is considered as an international language (EIL) and the purpose is to facilitate communication of ideas, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, and culture, the language is a medium. Moreover, English can be taught by using Memrise Application in order to encourage students to learn English. train students in Communicative Competence and optimize the effectiveness of English Language Teaching. After reading this article, the writer expects that this article can help English teachers to apply this platform for English teaching in Indonesia. For this reason, teachers need to develop strategies that are appropriate to the characteristics of millennial students and be able to make it reach the competencies specified in the learning objectives. In this case, the use of media is also needed in innovative learning. Innovative learning using learning strategies and the use of media is very important to create effective English language learning, especially the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Hello English App for Online Learning during the Pandemic: Does it Enhance the Students’ English Vocabulary Development?

“…They also seemed to be more enjoy and comfortable when learning English using the application. Moreover, Melati & Herlina (2019) also found out that the wide variety of features in similar application such as Hello English can make the students more interested in learning English especially vocabulary which is advantageous in improving the students' perception.…”

“…Many studies have confirmed that the impact of Mobile Application such as Hello English Application has improved students' vocabulary, such as Fathi et al, (2018); Izah, (2019); Melati & Herlina, (2019), These studies discovered that the implementation of Mobile Application such as Hello English could improve the students' vocabulary mastery. It can be considered as appropriate learning tools for students (Bensalem, 2018;Çelik, 2017;Okumus Dagdeler et al, 2020;Shahbaz & Khan, 2021;Yuan, 2019).…”

“…This study noted that methods of discussion, questionanswer, and speech are some of the common methods frequently applied which could be categorized as conventional methods. Besides, the classroom activity was conducted based on the textbook, which was insufficient; thus, it makes students prone to boredom during the learning process (Melati & Herlina, 2019;Sari et al, 2019;Vitasmoro et al, 2019). One of the reasons for the students' lack of vocabulary is they felt difficult in memorizing and understanding English vocabularies (Puspitaloka et al, 2017;Vitasmoro et al, 2019).…”

Peningkatan Teknologi Pendidik Pesantren Anak Sholeh melalui MEMRiSE: Coaching & Training

“…Keunggulan Memrise terletak pada strategi pembelajarannya yang mendukung, menyenangkan, mudah dipahami, dapat diakses secara intensif dan fleksibel dengan m-learning, serta melatih kemahiran mendengar, membaca dan menulis dengan baik, sementara kelemahannya adalah Memrise masih berbasis daring (Fajrina et al, 2017). Innovation in learning is supported by learning strategies and the application of media in learning avtivity such MEMRiSE is very significant to create effective and creative English language learning, especially the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic (Melati & Herlina, 2019). Memrise is an application which can be found in an android has improved the student's mastery of irregular verbs (Rosydah, 2018); (W. H. Setyawan & Nawangsari, 2021).…”

Effects of Memrise on Vietnamese EFL Students’ Vocabulary: A Case Study at a College in a Rural Area

“…Memrise has been widely used as a powerful tool in helping learners learn English vocabulary worldwide (Melati and Herlina, 2019). However, only a few studies on the use of Memrise have been conducted in the context of Vietnam, where English language teaching has been said to be different from other contexts due to its policies and also the influence of traditional form-based teaching methods (Nguyen and Jaspaert, 2021).…”