Hilaliyah. 2018. “The Impact of Smartphone on English Vocabulary (A Study on
PGMI Students’s Perception)”. Thesis. English Education Department,
Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training. Advisors: (1) Puji Sri Rahayu,
MA. (2) Raida Asfihana, S.Pd. M.Pd.
Keywords: Impact, Smartphone, English Vocabulary, Perception
The problem formulations of this research are PGMI students’ perceptions on
the impact of smartphone on increasing English vocabulary and the impact they feel
from using smartphone on increasing their English vocabulary.
The subjects of this research are five smartphone users who use English as
smartphone language setting. To collect the data, the writer uses interview as the
main technique and then all the data are analyzed descriptively.
Based on the research finding, the writer found that most students chose to use
English as smartphone language setting due to the interest to learn English and their
awareness toward the impact of English usage habits on increasing their vocabulary.
The results of this research indicate that Students agree in the existence of
smartphones helps them in English learning process. They believe that there is an
impact of smartphone on increasing their English vocabulary.