Investigating gen z students' perceptions on the use of instagram to improve vocabulary
Instagram as their learning environment platform to improve their vocabulary. The research design was looked at by case study research method. The total of sample were 9 students in MAN KOTA Palangka Raya at X Mipa 2, XI Bahasa, XII Mipa 6. The instruments of collecting data were used questionnaires, Interview, and Observation. The data were analyzed by combining the three instrument finding The results finding covered: 1) Instagram was included as the part of their learning style, which was called by Edutainment. Instagram was claimed by Gen Z students as the part of their learning styles. It has made them felling comfortable in learning English through Instagram. The students thought if the process of following some accounts has produced some input from every English creator contents' posting.(2) Gen Z students were preferred using English video content to others media in Instagram. It was also found that Instagram was considered an interesting English vocabulary input. ABSTRAK Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi Gen Z dalam penggunaan mereka terhadap Instagram yang mana sebagai platform untuk menambah kosakata. Penelitian ini telah dilihat dari sisi metode study kasus. Total partisipan adalah 9 orang yang bersekolah di MAN KOTA Palangka Raya dan berada di kelas X Mipa 2, XI Bahasa, XII Mipa 6. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket, wawancara, dan observasi. Data diambil dari proses menggabungkan 3 bagian dari Instrumen. Hasil penemuan menyangkut: 1) peningkatan kosakata melewati Instagram adalah bagian dari gaya belajar Gen Z yaitu Edutainment. Mereka mengatakan bahawa Instagram bagian dari cara belajar mereka. Hal itu mengolah Instagram sebagau platform yang nyaman untuk meningkatkan kosakata. Mereka berfikir bahwa dengan mengikuti akun Bahasa Inggris mereka mendapatkan Input. (2) Gen Z lebih menyukai content Bahasa inggris berbantuk video daripada media yang lain di Instagram. itu juga menunjukan bahwa Instagram menjadi cara input yang menarik.