Learners’ Motivation in Learning Vocabulary through Gimkit.com in Online English Lessons

This research aims at finding out the efficiency of an online tool called Gimkit.com in teaching online English lessons to non-English major students. More specifically, it deals with a number of following tasks: (1) providing theoretical insights into the concept of Gimkit.com used in this research; (2) giving more information on the implementation process of this online tool in vocabulary teaching and learning practices in online lessons, which plays as a crucial setting for the enhancement of learners' motivation (3) clarify the effectiveness of Gimkit.com to increase learners' motivation in online English lessons. In order to well address these issues, the researcher used nonequivalent control group design. The participants of the research were 105 non-English major students of four classes at Hung Yen University of Technology and Education who were divided into the experimental and the control groups. The learners' motivation was observed during the procedure of vocabulary learning by using the observation checklist. The survey questionnaires were also given to the participants. The results suggest that students did the tasks autonomously, had more enthusiasms, and showed higher interest in learning vocabulary through Gimkit.com. In addition, the poor quality of the Internet and device that are likely to obstruct the advance of learners' motivation are also clarified. Key words: motivation, learning vocabulary, Gimkit.com, online English lessons