The effectiveness of Duolingo application training on motivation and attitude towards learning and anxiety in English
Subject Areas :Mohammadali Keshvari 1 , ali Khideh 2 , samira Asadi Maharloi 3
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Keywords: Duolingo application, motivation and attitude towards learning English, English language anxiety, students.,
Abstract :
Introduction: English has a significant place in the education system and is a compulsory subject at various levels, especially at the upper secondary level. The integration of technology, especially internet-based media, offers significant opportunities to empower students by enhancing creativity, fostering independence, expanding access to diverse learning resources, and supporting the development of their English skills. Since English has become an international language, people all over the world communicate with each other using English, therefore, English is an important language that everyone should master.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Duolingo application training on motivation, attitude towards learning and anxiety of English language among female students in secondary schools in Sarvestan city.
research methodology: The present research design was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all female students in the second grade of secondary school in Sarvestan city in the academic year 2024 -2025, from which a sample of 60 people was selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling method and according to the inclusion criteria for the study, and then they were randomly assigned to two groups of 20 people: experimental and control. Initially, all subjects in the two experimental and control groups completed the Motivation and Attitude towards English questionnaire as a pre-test.
Findings: Duolingo application training has a significant effect on students' motivation and attitude towards learning and anxiety about English. Duolingo application training has a significant effect on students' motivation and attitude towards learning English. Duolingo application training has a significant effect on students' English anxiety. (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Teaching the Duolingo application has significantly increased the attitude towards the importance of learning a foreign language, parents' motivation for their children to learn a foreign language, motivation for a tendency (desire) towards learning a foreign language, and students' attitude towards learning a foreign language, as well as reducing communication anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and English exam anxiety among female high school students.
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