1921 Copyright © 2022 The Author IDEAS is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 License Issued by English study program of IAIN Palopo 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