Learners’ perception on the use of duolingo as a tool for self regulated learning

Foreign language learning is very hard to be mastered by the learner.With a good amount of time, foreign language skills can be learned individually using a correct method, one of those method that give learner to learn by themselves is Self-Regulated learning. Self-Regulated Learning or SRL is a flexible learning method that can be used by learner to learn at their own pace, and with the advancement of technology the amount of tool to help this method also increased, one of the possible tools to apply this method is Duolingo mobile application. The research is mainly focused on finding out (1) the learner perception in using Duolingo as SRL tool? at SMAN 17 Surabaya learners, (2) the advantages and challenges that learners face when they use Duolingo as SRL tool. This study used qualitative description as a method to obtain data through an interview with learners and teachers regarding learners' SRL perception and the use of Duolingo to support their SRL. From this research, the author found that (1) the learners have a great interest in using Duolingo as SRL tool as they never think of it as a way to self-regulate since they mostly use book as their source of SRL, (2) the most thing the learner like about Duolingo is the animation and the overall feature of Duolingo that is not provided by a book. This research also gives suggestions for improvement for teachers and learners.