Penguatan Peran Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) dalam Pembelajaran Kosakata Bahasa Inggris pada Pembelajar ESL

Sachrul Muh Saleh; Maulina Maulina; Syarif Amin; Widya Rizky Pratiwi; Sam Hermansyah

doi:10.59837/jpmba.v4i3.4360

Authors

Sachrul Muh Saleh Universitas Muhammadiyah Kendari, Indonesia
Maulina Maulina Universitas Muhammadiyah Kendari, Indonesia
Syarif Amin Universitas Muhammadiyah Kendari, Indonesia
Widya Rizky Pratiwi Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
Sam Hermansyah Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59837/jpmba.v4i3.4360

Keywords:

Penguatan Kosakata, Aplikasi gamifikasi, Mengefektifkan pemanfaatan teknologi, Pengabdian Masyarakat, Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL)

Abstract

Penguasaan kosakata merupakan fondasi utama dalam komunikasi bahasa Inggris bagi pembelajar English as a Second Language (ESL), namun ketergantungan pada metode hafalan konvensional sering kali menurunkan motivasi belajar. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi program pengabdian masyarakat yang berfokus pada penguatan peran Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) dalam meningkatkan akuisisi kosakata. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendampingan intensif selama 8 minggu yang melibatkan 30 partisipan berusia 18-35 tahun di komunitas lokal. Instrumen evaluasi mencakup tes penguasaan kosakata (pre-test dan post-test), kuesioner persepsi, serta wawancara mendalam. Hasil pengabdian menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan pada rata-rata penguasaan kosakata peserta, meningkat tajam dari 200 kata menjadi 500 kata (p<0.05). Integrasi aplikasi berbasis gamifikasi seperti Duolingo dan Memrise terbukti memberikan fleksibilitas belajar yang tinggi sekaligus meningkatkan kepercayaan diri peserta dalam berinteraksi. Simpulan dari kegiatan ini menegaskan bahwa pemanfaatan teknologi mobile efektif dalam mengatasi hambatan geografis dan psikologis pembelajar. Program ini merekomendasikan penggunaan MALL sebagai model pembelajaran berkelanjutan untuk memperkuat literasi digital dan kemampuan linguistik di tingkat komunitas.

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