Performance Discord Application As an Online Learning Platform

Originally designed as a communication platform for gamers, Discord has experienced a recent surge in its utilization for educational purposes. Numerous communities embraced Discord servers as a means to foster and support learning activities. From the overview of this phenomenon, this study aimed to determine how the performance of the Discord application as an online learning platform and its impact on students' level of engagement and experience. This study applied a qualitative method with a phenomenological study approach. Data were gathered from two students who have been using Discord for more than a year and are interested in learning English through Discord. Observation of the application and interviews to explore students' experiences have conducted to collect data. The results demonstrated that Discord proved to be an effective platform for foreign language learning when it established a conducive learning environment. The performance of Discord's application features strongly enhances the effectiveness of the teaching and learning experience.