Mr. Acep Bahrum Kamil, S.Pd., M.Pd
English Education Department
University of Singaperbangsa Karawang
Jl. HS.Ronggo Waluyo, Puseurjaya, Kec. Telukjambe Tim., Kabupaten Karawang, Jawa Barat 41361During the pandemic (Covid-19), as it is today, there have been many changes in the policy system, one of which is in the field of education. The government has adopted a home study policy for the past six months, and it is not certain when face-to-face learning will start. But this does not hinder student and student learning. Because in today's era there are applications that make it easier for us to study at home. One that will be discussed this time is about learning English. When we learn English, there are four things we will do, namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These four things are the basic skills in improving our English skills. The right strategy for us in improving our English skills is also very much needed, namely by using the duolingo application.
KEYWORDS
Learn English, study at home, study strategies
INTRODUCTION
Mastering English in the current era is important for all people, because having good English skills can support a higher quality future. Because many companies require their workers to have good English skills. Now, English education students must be familiar with the terms listening, reading, speaking, or writing.
DISCUSSION
There are many ways that make it easier for us to be able to learn English even though there is no teacher / lecturer who directly guides us. So here will be discussed about smart applications that can be used anywhere and anytime for us to learn English. Here I will discuss an application that is believed to be able to improve our English skills, especially during a pandemic like today. Duolingo online language learning course application. In this application, there are many languages to choose from, but this time I only discuss learning English with duolingo. Duolingo is trusted by several students to improve our English skills. Duolingo itself provides various facilities, such as vocabulary with various kinds of vocabulary which are presented neatly in the form of sentences and images which make this application even more interesting. In addition, there are also practice phrases every day that can make us understand more correct grammar in English. Then listening, listening is one of the important things in learning English. In this duolingo application provides listening and speaking exercises. There we are directed to listen to what the speaker is talking about, then we choose the answers we hear. In contrast to speaking, duolingo provides speaking facilities in such a way, which directs us to speak English, and provides correct corrections whether the words we speak are correct or not. The duolingo application is provided with a unique method, namely with the concept of learning while playing, because this application is made like we are playing a game, provided images and vocabulary repeatedly, then every day we will get a notification reminder to learn English for at least 5 minutes in a day.
The benefits that can be obtained by using this duolingo application are:
1. English vocabulary increases
2. The ability to speak English improves
3. Getting co-stars to practice together every day as if we were taking a course. Therefore, many students believe that this Duolingo application is effective for improving their English learning skills.
RESEARCH METHODS
Here I use a research method with the google form feature, I make some questions to survey 21 of my classmates about what applications make it easier for them to learn English during the current pandemic. And it turns out that the most revenue is focused on the Duolingo application. From 21 people, 23.8% of them chose duolingo. Meanwhile, 4.1% were focused on the Youtube application, lingodeer, film streaming application, qanda and google translate. And 4,8% was obtained in the cake application. So based on my research through google form it is stated that duolingo is an application that can make it easier for them to learn English during a pandemic.
CONCLUSION
based on research it can be said that this Duolingo application makes it very easy for students to learn English. This application is also very useful because the concept of this media is learning while playing. This makes us not get bored or bored while studying. The question sheets in the accuracy of determining vocabulary or grammar on filling in the fill in the blank make it easier for us to understand the material presented and easier to answer the questions given. So it can be concluded that the use of the duolingo application can help students understand difficult learning materials found in English subjects, especially listening skills on the aspects of ability and accuracy.
REFERENCE
https://www.educenter.id/belajar-bahasa-asing-2/
https://www.maxmanroe.com/canggihnya-belajar-bahasa-asing-dengan-aplikasi-duolingo.html
https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/edutechnologia/article/download/19667/10083
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