scholarly journals Evaluation of Japanese Language Proficiency in Online Internships for Vocational School Students of Diponegoro University, Semarang

IZUMI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 214-220
Author(s):  
Maharani Patria Ratna ◽  
Arsi Widiandari
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

The internship is one of the five-semester compulsory courses for D3 (Diploma 3) students of the Diponegoro University Vocational School, Semarang. Internships are held for a minimum of 3 months in the industry. Internships are applied at the diploma education level to allow the student to be well prepared before entering the world of work after graduating. This study aimed to evaluate the use of Japanese in online internships. The online internship has been applied since the pandemic of Covid-19. This research is expected to be a self-evaluation for curriculum adjustments to answer industry needs. Mainly because the Diponegoro University Vocational School no longer accepts D3 level students since 2019. In 2019, The D4 (Diploma 4) program replaced the closure of the D3 program. Of course, this makes curriculum adjustment a very urgent matter. Therefore, we need an evaluation of the curriculum implemented at the D3 level as a reference. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with a survey method. The data was collected through a survey distributed to 5 Japanese Vocational School (SV) D3 students who did online internships using Japanese. The survey contains several questions covering the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The survey was carried out online by providing three alternative answers to multiple-choice questions circulated via a google sheet. Based on the research results, it can be understood that students are pretty satisfied with the abilities obtained during lectures because they can be applied during online internships using Japanese. Students still experience dissatisfaction with one aspect of Japanese language learning, which is the Speaking aspect. As a result, it becomes an obstacle when doing online internships. However, this percentage of dissatisfaction is minor compared to other aspects of learning. It is an important point that can reference self-evaluation of study programs, both for curriculum preparation and classroom teaching.

The Involvement of Native Speakers in Teaching and Learning Japanese Language at UiTM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Choong Pow Yean ◽  
Sarinah Bt Sharif ◽  
Normah Bt Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Lexical Density

The Nihongo Partner Program or “Japanese Language Partner” is a program that sends native speakers to support the teaching and learning of Japanese overseas. The program is fully sponsored by The Japan Foundation. The aim of this program is to create an environment that motivates the students to learn Japanese. This study is based on a survey of the Nihongo Partner Program conducted on students and language lecturers at UiTM, Shah Alam. This study aims to investigate if there is a necessity for native speakers to be involved in the teaching and learning of Japanese among foreign language learners. Analysis of the results showed that both students and lecturers are in dire need of the Nihongo Partner Program to navigate the learning of the Japanese language through a variety of language learning activities. The involvement of native speaker increases students’ confidence and motivation to converse in Japanese. The program also provides opportunities for students to increase their Japanese language proficiency and lexical density. In addition, with the opportunity to interact with the native speakers, students and lecturers will have a better understanding of Japanese culture as they are able to observe and ask the native speakers. Involvement of native speakers is essential in teaching and learning of Japanese in UiTM.

scholarly journals The Implementation of School Literacy Movement by Using Storybook in Elementary School

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Isnaeni Wahab ◽  
Nurhadifah Amaliyah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Story Content ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Children's Stories ◽  
Children’S Thinking

Literacy is one way to build and develop children's thinking skills that are important for students. However, students' literacy habits are still low. Therefore, schools as one of the three educational centers should implement a literacy culture to improve children's thinking skills. This study aims to examine information about the application of literacy culture in schools and to apply literacy using children's stories for students. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a survey method. The subjects of this study were elementary school students. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed that literacy activities in schools had been implemented with literacy fifteen minutes before the lesson started and used every corner of the school as a reading corner, while the implementation of literacy using storybooks was done by inviting students to read books with various story titles. Based on these results, it can be concluded that elementary schools already have a good literacy program and the application of literacy using storybooks can invite students to retell the story content and the moral values of the story. This research implies that schools should optimize their role as one of the three educational centers to build and develop literacy habits for elementary school students.

scholarly journals Language Learning Strategy Use and English Proficiency of Iraqi Upper Secondary School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Qusay Mahdi Mutar
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Learning Strategy Use

To learn English language, there are some language-learning strategies, which learners need to be familiar with. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the language learning strategies used among Iraqi sixth-grade preparatory students, and how could gender and proficiency level effect on using language-learning strategies. To analyze the collected data, SPSS software version 20 included Independent sample T-Test Besides, one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD have been used. A total of 210 sixth-grade preparatory students were chosen randomly from four-different secondary schools for the academic year 2016-2017 at al-Karkh side of Baghdad city. The study sample consisted of (105 females and 105 males). The findings revealed that EFL learners have shown medium use of language learning strategies, besides, no statistically significant differences between male and female students in the frequency of using LLSs. the findings also showed Cognitive and memory strategies were the most frequent used categories comparing to the compensation strategies that scored the least frequent category. As for language proficiency, the result showed that students with high proficiency used all six categories of learning strategies more than medium and low-proficiency students.

scholarly journals ACTIVE INTERFERENCE OF STUDENTS OF TOURISM DEPARTMENT, STATE POLYTECHNIC OF BALI IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING

HUMANIKA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-132
Author(s):  
Harisal Harisal Harisal ◽  
Kanah Kanah Kanah
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Empirical Reality ◽  
Class D ◽  
Class B ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Lexical Field

In studying Japanese, interference is so highlighted because language interference is the most conspicuous source of error among Japanese language learners in the Department of Tourism of the State Polytechnic of Bali. This study aims to describe the type of active interference that arises in students of the Department of Tourism, State Polytechnic of Bali who study Japanese and mentions the factors of active interference. The method used is a qualitative approach to the type of research is descriptive research. The data collected in this study is not in the form of numbers but comes from percentages, field notes, personal documents, notes, memos, and other official documents so that the purpose of this qualitative research is to describe the empirical reality behind the phenomenon in-depth, detailed, and complete. Called descriptive because this study seeks to describe the type of active interference that arises in students of the tourism department, State Polytechnic of Bali. The population in this study were all students majoring in Tourism who came from three study programs who were studying Japanese. While the sample in this study was second-semester students of Hospitality study class D totaling 33 people and class E totaling 34 people, and second-semester students of programs Study of Tourism Business Management class B amounted to 34 people who were taken intentionally (purposive) from 12 classes in three study programs in Tourism department. Based on research, students of the Tourism Department, State Polytechnic of Bali showed a tendency to make an active interference in the lexical field, such as active interference of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They namely deliberately and consciously incorporating elements of mother language and Indonesian when learning Japanese because of limited dictions, Use of Japanese vocabulary without knowing the function, and the mother tongue / Indonesian language which has taken root.

Contribution of the Utilization Practical Facilities in School, Practice Guiding and Implementation on Productive Learning Outcomes and Work Readiness of Vocational School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Fatkhur Rochman
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Work Readiness ◽  
Vocational Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Study Programs

The Contribution of Optimizing the Practical Facilities in Schools, Internship Guidance, Internship Implementation Toward Vocational Students’ Productive Study Outcome and Work Readiness. This study aims to determine the contribution of optimizing the practical facilities in schools, internship guidance, internship implementation on productive study outcome and work readiness of students on skill study programs TKJ SMK in Lamongan District. This research is included in the type of quantitative research. The number of samples used is 170 students. Data collection for facility optimizing, internship guidance, internship implementation and work readiness is done by questionnaire, while for productive study result variable is done with value documentation. The analysis technique used in this research is path analysis. The results showed: 1) There is a significant contribution of optimizing the practical facilities in schools, internship guidance, and internship implementation toward productive study outcome of 24.7%; (2) There is a significant contribution of optimizing the practical facilities in schools, internship guidance, internship implementation and productive study outcome toward students' work readiness of 42.4%.

scholarly journals USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A LEARNING MEDIA OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agung Rinaldy Malik ◽  
Muhammad Nur Ashar Asnur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Foreign Language Study ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Media Learning

ABSTRACT  Foreign language is an important component of someone in facing the era of Industry 4.0. The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will have an impact on the creation of a learning media innovation that will facilitate users in the learning process in higher education. Likewise in foreign language learning. Online-based learning has been designed in such a way as to increase learning knowledge and motivation. This study uses a qualitative approach with the survey method. Data and Sources of data in this study are students of foreign language study programs at universities in Indonesia. The results of the study show that students generally always use smartphones and use social media in all their activities. Students use a lot of social media in exploring vocabulary and increasing vocabulary mastery, learning as well as building networks for native speakers (Muttersprachler), and making social media a means of learning by accessing foreign-language songs and interesting media in student foreign language learning. Thus social media can be one of the means of education for students which ends in improving foreign language skills.  Keywords: Social Media, Learning Media, Learning Foreign Languages, Higher Education

scholarly journals Improving Reading Skills Using Language Learning Strategies (LLS)

10.32698/0271 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nur Yasmin Khairani Zakaria ◽  
Nora Ezzati Azmi ◽  
Norfarizah Adira Abd Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Study Results

Language learning strategies are regarded as one of the most classic and conventional learning methods to be employed by language learners. In language learning, reading is regarded as one of the most resourceful method to be employed by language learners to improve their productive skills namely writing and speaking. However, little attention has been given to the aforementioned strategies to be as a mean to improve language proficiency in general. The study aims to discover language learners’ most preferred strategies to be employed in improving their reading skills in general. Distribution of questionnaires was conducted to 37 secondary school students participated in this study.  Results revealed that cognitive and planning strategies are the most preferred strategies by the students as the students were given more time and flexibility in planning their own reading. Further investigation is suggested to be conducted to a different context such as in tertiary institution.

scholarly journals PERKEMBANGAN MOTIF BATIK WALANG JATI KENCONO DI GUNUNGKIDUL YOGYAKARTA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
I Made Sukanadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
School Level ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
District Government

Walang Jati Kencono batik motif has been certified industrial design rights obtained by gunungkidul district government used as uniform fabric of school students from paud, elementary, junior high, and high school/ vocational school level that must be produced by the batik craftsman community in Gunungkidul. Walang Jati Kencono batik motif is also the uniform of officials in Gunungkidul Regency. Since the enactation of this motif into gunungkidul batik character continues to undergo changes and developments, both in shape, technique, and coloring results. The purpose of this research is to know the source of the idea of the form, and the development of batik walang in Gunungkidul seen from the beginning was created until now used by gunungkidul people even outside people who are interested in the motif of batik walang. Research uses qualitative descriptive methods, with data collection using observation, interview, and documentation techniques, then the research instruments are the researchers themselves assisted by observation guidelines, interviews, and documentation. Validity of data with triangulation and persistence of observation, while data analysis techniques use the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion withdrawal. The results found from this study are: (1) Knowing the idea of the shape and development of Walang Jati Kencono batik motifs that are programmed as a characteristic uniform for students in Gunungkidul and strengthening local batik in order to drive the growth and empowerment of batik industry in Gunungkidul.  Keywords: Batik, Motif  Walang Jati Kencono, Gunungkidul, Craftsman

scholarly journals Need Analysis in ADDIE Model to Develop Academic Speaking Materials

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-446
Author(s):  
Dian Misesani ◽  
Wendelinus Oscar Janggo ◽  
Maria Siti Nirmala Wuwur
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Addie Model

Need analysis has become part of ADDIE model in developing materials for language learning. This research aims at examining the importance of need analysis as the initial focal step prior to the development of materials for Speaking for Academic Purpose. It is also investigating the reliability of ADDIE model prior to developing teaching material, specifically the ‘analyze’ stage. This research is typically a qualitative descriptive approach which conducted by using survey method. The instruments are students questionnaires and experts questionnaires created in online google form. There are totally 68 higher education students consist of thirty-three (33) seventh semester students and thirty-five (35) of fifth semester students taking the role as the respondents. The experts questionnaires are distributed to six lecturers who have the same interest in materials development and teach English for academic Purposes. The most result showed that 40 and 21 respondents consider ‘very important’ and ‘important’ which shows that 90% of all respondents has similar opinion on the importance of textbook for the course of Speaking for Academic Purpose availability. All of the expert-respondents  consider that it is important to develop materials for the course of Speaking for Academic purpose, shown by the dominant answers of ‘yes’Thus, by implementing ADDIE model, the researchers are convinced to develop materials for Speaking for Academic Purpose for students of English Education Study Program in Nusa Nipa University.

scholarly journals Perception on Multiple Choice Questions: Its Challenges and Implication Among Grade 12 Senior High Students of Mindanao State University-Sulu

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-131
Author(s):  
Salha U. Amil
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
State University ◽  
Test Format ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Subject

This study investigated the perception on Multiple Choice Questions: Its challenges and implications among Grade 12 Senior High Students of Mindanao State University-Sulu. Descriptive survey method was used in this study. Random sampling was used to select 100 students, 50 from GAS strand and 50 from STEM strand Grade 12 Senior high school students. The researcher prepared a survey questionnaire to obtain the necessary data. Mean was used to analyze the perceived challenges and implication while an independent T-test sample was used to test the hypotheses at alpha level of 0.05.The following were the highlight of the study: Multiple Choice Questions is a test format only used as an assessment tool during their Quarterly Examinations and it was revealed that MCQ is challenging foremost due to the need to answer critically under time pressure. Consequently, they need to manage their time in order to answer every subject. The challenge of MCQ also lies in the difficulty of the subject Also, the result revealed the implications of MCQ tends to urge students to answer each subject at limited time pressure students that they experience test anxiety. Meanwhile, there is a need to look into the level of difficulty of the subject matter which requires student rigorous preparation before exam. More so, MCQ develop student’s analysis on problem solving which provides them a real time experience of taking major exams and develop time management in studying and strategies in answering as it encourages them to answer with persistence and resilience. The study recommended that the school administration should encourage the applicability of this test format to other colleges in the institution that require licensure examination, Setting programs and intervention for the improvements of this endeavour  and Creating more research studies.

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