Open Conference Systems, Language and Language Teaching Conference 2023

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MOBILE LEGENDS ONLINE GAME AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: A CASE RESEARCH
Lestari Budianto

Last modified: 2023-10-19

Abstract


The existence of online games is difficult to separate from the lives of children in the modern era. This research aims to explore the absorption of English vocabulary in the Mobile Legends online game by children at the elementary school level. This research used a qualitative descriptive method involving 15 participants who were children at the elementary school level and actively played the Mobile Legends game. The research data was collected through observation and interviews. The results of this research indicate children learn English from playing Mobile Legends through vocabulary acquisition and expansion, communication and collaboration, reading and comprehension, cultural awareness, and the implementation of various language learning strategies. Apart from that, the English language components of Mobile Legends have a positive impact on children's communication skills. The game's exposure to spoken and written English, along with opportunities for active communication, improves children's listening, comprehension, speaking, and vocabulary expansion.

Keywords


Mobile Legends; English Language Learning