Enhancing Arabic Vocabulary Learning through Online Games: Students’ Perceptions of the Wordwall Application in Higher Education

Norshida Hashim, Norfazlika Abd Karim, Mohamad Iadid Ashrai Hassannudin, Dzeelfa Zainal Abidin, Mashitah Nordin and Norhidayah Ismail
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Norshida Hashim: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, Pekan Parit Tinggi, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Norfazlika Abd Karim: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, Pekan Parit Tinggi, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Mohamad Iadid Ashrai Hassannudin: Fakulti Pendidikan, Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, 56100, Kuala Lumpur
Dzeelfa Zainal Abidin: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, Pekan Parit Tinggi, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Mashitah Nordin: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, Pekan Parit Tinggi, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
Norhidayah Ismail: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, Pekan Parit Tinggi, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 22, 68-75

Abstract: In language learning, many different online strategies have been applied to facilitate students’ language learning, especially in vocabulary skills. This is because vocabulary skills are considered one of the most basic skills to acquire, as they are utilised in all the different language skills and provide a better understanding of the language itself. To enhance vocabulary skills, there is significant evidence from the previous studies that asserted the effectiveness of online games to increase students’ engagement in language learning, relatively focusing on writing, reading, and speaking. Hence, this study focuses on the use of the Wordwall application in learning the Arabic language among the students in a public university. The aim of the study is to investigate students' perception of the usage of the Wordwall application in the teaching and learning of the Arabic language at a higher learning institution. Students played online games and filled in a survey to find out if the online games in the Wordwall application provide a fun and attractive learning environment and help to strengthen students’ vocabulary skills. The positive findings provide an extension of data related to the second- or third-language acquisition research inside and outside Malaysia that focuses on Arabic vocabulary learning through the Wordwall application. It is hoped that this study will give insights into the students’ perception of improving and enhancing their Arabic vocabulary using the Wordwall application.

Date: 2025
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