STUDENTS' ENGLISH RESEARCH TERMINOLOGY MASTERY: DIGITAL DEPENDENCY AND LINGUISTIC CHALLENGES IN SIMEULUE

Abstract

This study investigates the paradoxical intersection of technological optimism and linguistic disenfranchisement among Islamic Education (PAI) students in the remote Simeulue archipelago. Utilizing a descriptive qualitative approach with 30 participants, the research identifies a critical Morphological Wall that obstructs the internalization of global research methodologies. Data triangulation through questionnaires, document analysis of proposal drafts, and semi-structured interviews reveals that 80% of students suffer from derivative affixation failure, leading to profound Meaning Hallucinations where technical terms like generalizability and operationalization are conceptually distorted. Furthermore, the study uncovers a state of Emergency Literacy driven by infrastructural stress and geographical isolation, forcing students into a Digital Determinism Trap where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is utilized as a blind "lexical shortcut" rather than a cognitive scaffold. These findings suggest that broad digital accessibility, absent a foundation in morphological awareness, results in an ivory tower of intellectually unreachable information. The study concludes that a radical shift toward morphology-based digital literacy is imperative to enhance the research rigor and global competitiveness of students in peripheral academic institutions.