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IDEAS
Journal of Language Teaching and Learning,
Linguistics and Literature
ISSN 2338-4778 (Print)
ISSN 2548-4192 (Online)
Volume 10, Number 2, December 2022
pp. 1921 - 1932
Immersive Video towards Vocabulary Mastery:
EFL Students’ Perspective
Tarisa Olivia Putri
1
, Peptia Asrining Tyas
2
, Widya Caterine Perdhani
3
tarisaoliviap@gmail.com, peptia@ub.ac.id, caterine_widya@ub.ac.id
English Education, Faculty of Cultural Study, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Jawa Timur
Received: 2022-10-07 Accepted: 2022-12-31
DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v10i2.3050
Abstract
EFL students have to master vocabulary in order to understand the material in the
classroom. However, based on the observation in one of the private junior high schools in
Malang, students have low vocabulary and face difficulties in understanding sentences. It
happens because the teacher is too focused on using one kind of traditional technique
where the book acts as the main source of learning. This case causes the limitation of
vocabulary. Therefore, this study aims to find out the students’ perspective on the use of a
teaching media for vocabulary mastery namely immersive video. To solve this problem, the
researchers formulated a research question, how are students’ opinions towards the use of
immersive video in vocabulary mastery? The method used was a mixed method by applying
quantitative and qualitative approaches. The participants were 7th graders that consisted
of 60 students in total. The data was collected through questionnaires and interviews. The
findings show that students enjoy the learning process when immersive video is used. It
helps them to remember vocabulary in the long term. In addition, it makes students become
more active in learning vocabulary.
Keywords: EFL Students; Immersive Video; Vocabulary Mastery
Introduction
English is an international language that has been spoken all around the
world. In Indonesia, English is considered as a foreign language. Therefore,
mastering English is needed in many aspects including Education. In addition, the
globalization era insists the young generation to be more aware of the application
of English in life since they are more familiar with it.
One of the components of learning a language is vocabulary. It is a crucial
step because there is a relation between vocabulary mastery and other language