TWITTER AS TEACHING MEDIA FOR EFL STUDENTS IN LEARNING VOCABULARY

Abstract

This paper raised topics regarding Twitter as a social media for EFL students in learning vocabulary. This study aimed to determine what are the EFL students’ perceptions of Twitter as teaching media in learning vocabulary. A case study was used as a research design in this study, with the participants of EFL students at one of the Vocational high Schools in Ciamis. The population was the eleventh class in Academic Year 2021-2022 that consisted of 25 students. The questionnaire was selected as a tool for collecting research data. From the results of the research on Twitter as a teaching media for EFL students in learning vocabulary, it was found that Twitter had a positive impact on its use as a means of learning English as a foreign language, especially in vocabulary learning. From the ten questions indicators, it can be concluded that Twitter is also quite effectively applied as a learning media for EFL students because the enthusiasm of students for learning is quite visible and makes the class not monotonous.