PLAYLISTS TO PROFICIENCY: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SPOTIFY ON ENGLISH VOCABULARY ACQUISITION
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https://doi.org/10.52657/js.v11i2.3198Keywords:
Learning Activity, Digital Learning Media, Vocabulary Mastery, SpotifyAbstract
This study investigates students’ vocabulary development and English learning activities after using Spotify as a learning medium in an Indonesian EFL classroom. The research employed classroom action research conducted in two cycles involving 33 twelfth-grade students. Each cycle consisted of three meetings and followed four stages: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The findings reveal significant improvement in students’ vocabulary mastery, with the mean score increasing from 68.18 (42% completeness) in cycle one to 80 (82% completeness) in cycle two. Learning activity scores also rose from 6.58 to 7.70. The study concludes that Spotify effectively enhances vocabulary acquisition and learning engagement.
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