Uso de la aplicación Duolingo en el aprendizaje de vocabulario en inglés, de los estudiantes del 10mo año de Educación Básica Superior de la Unidad Educativa El Limo

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of this research, entitled Use of the Duolingo app in learning English vocabulary, was to analyze the influence of the Duolingo app on English vocabulary learning among 10th-grade students at Unidad Educativa El Limo. This research had a mixed approach, with a descriptive and explanatory scope and a mixed experimental design. The population consisted of 33 students and one English teacher, who were given instruments such as surveys, observation sheets, and a pretest and postest to assess their vocabulary level before and after the implementation of the Duolingo app. The results of the research reflected in the postest evaluation that, after the implementation of the Duolingo application, students improved their English vocabulary learning, motivation, active participation, and autonomous learning. It is concluded that the Duolingo application is an innovative teaching resource in the educational context, strengthening the teaching-learning process of the English language.