Related Expression in Japanese Language Education　from Recognition of a Single Linguistic Unit: From Comparison between Assumed Related Expressions in Japanese Language Learners’ Mind and Japanese Textbooks

The number of Japanese language learners in Indonesia has reached second place in the world (The Japan Foundation, 2015). However, Japanese language skills of learners in Indonesia are still very far behind from other countries, especially China and South Korea. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the causes of the lack of development on Japanese language learning abilities in Indonesia with the curriculum approach used. To answer these problems, author analysed data by The Japan Foundation, interviewed Japanese language teachers at one national high school in Bandung, and reviewed the curriculum that was being used. The results showed that most of Japanese language learners in Indonesia are at the secondary education level and mostly are high school students. However, the purpose of the Japanese language teaching curriculum in high schools in Indonesia does not require students to master Japanese to the upper level. Therefore, even though the number of Japanese language learners in Indonesia is large, but because the target of language acquisition is low, the Japanese language ability also tends to be low.

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TEKNIK PERMAINAN CERITA BERANTAI DENGAN MEDIA GAMBAR UNTUK PEMBELAJARAN BERBICARA BAHASA JEPANG

JAPANEDU Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran Bahasa Jepang ◽

10.17509/japanedu.v1i1.2656 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 90

Author(s):

Gati Intan Tamara ◽

Dianni Risda ◽

Juju Juangsih

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Language Education ◽

Japanese Language ◽

Test Design ◽

Foreign Language Learners ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Speaking Skill ◽

The Media

AbstraksiKemampuan berbicara merupakan salah satu aspek yang mempunyai peranan penting dalam berkomunikasi sehingga dapat menunjang keterampilan berbahasa khususnya Bahasa Jepang. Namun dalam kenyataannnya keterampilan berbicara kurang mendapat perhatian. Pembelajar bahasa asing menemui masalah pada saat berbicara dalam bahasa yang sedang dipelajarinya. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkan teknik pembelajaran yang dapat mengatasi masalah tersebut, salah satunya dengan menerapkan teknik permainan cerita berantai dengan media gambar untuk pembelajaran berbicara Bahasa Jepang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Jepang sebelum dan sesudah diterapkannya teknik permainan cerita berantai dengan media gambar. Selain itu, untuk mengetahui tanggapan siswa terhadap teknik permainan tersebut. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu. Dengan menggunakan one group pre-test-post-test design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 20 mahasiswa Tingkat II Departemen pendidikan bahasa Jepang UPI. Pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan tes dan angket. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, diketahui db-19, t-hitung 34.8 dan t-tabel pada taraf signifikan 5% adalah 2,09 dan pada taraf signifikan 1% adalah 2,86. Dengan kata lain t-hitung lebih besar dari pada t-tabel. Sehingga diartikan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil pembelajaran berbicara Bahasa Jepang sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan teknik permainan cerita berantai. Dengan demikian dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa penggunaan teknik permainan cerita berantai dengan media gambar ini dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara Bahasa Jepang. Sehingga dari hasil penelitian ini, peneliti merekomendasikan untuk dijadikan sebagai alternatif teknik pembelajaran. Kata kunci : teknik permainan cerita berantai, media gambar, pembelajaran berbicara Bahasa Jepang. AbstractSpeaking skills is an aspect that have important role in communication in order to support language skills, especially Japanese. Yet, in reality, speaking skill received less attention. Foreign language learners encounter problems when they learn to speak in Japanese. Therefore, an appropriate learning techniques is needed to cope with the problem, one of them is by applying chained story techniques with pictures as the media for Japanese speaking skill education. The purpose of this research are to description of speaking ability before and after chained story techniques with pictures as the media. Beside that, to determine the response of students about chained story technique. The research method that used of this research is quasi experiment. And the design of this research used one group pre-test-post-test design. The sample of this research are 20 university student on the second semester of Japanese Language Education Department. As for how to collect data in this research used test and questionnaire. Based on the result of data analysis that known db-19, t hitung 34.8 and t-table on significant level at 5% is 2, 09 and on significant level at 1% is 2,86. In other word, t hitung greater than t table. Its mean there’s significant difference between the result of Japanese speaking skill education before and after used chained story technique. The conclusion of this matter is the use of chained story techniques with pictures as the media can improve Japanese language speaking skill education. So that, the researcher recommended this technique can be used as an alternative as a learning technique. Keyword : chained story techniques, pictures as the media, Japanese language speaking skill education.

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The Utilization of the "Tsutaeru Hatsuon" Online Media in Learning Japanese Accents and Intonations

IZUMI ◽

10.14710/izumi.10.1.32-40 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 32-40

Author(s):

Heni Hernawati ◽

Dwi Puji Asrini

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Test Scores ◽

Language Education ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Japanese Language ◽

Primary Data ◽

State University ◽

Education Students ◽

Post Test ◽

Sound Files

This study reveals the analysis of the online media's role, "Tsutaeru Hatsuon", to improve Japanese language learners in mastering and to apply Japanese phonetics, especially in accents and intonation. This study uses primary data in the form of respondents' answers to questions in the website "Tsutaeru Hatsuon", which was conducted twice, namely pre-test and post-test, and secondary data in the form of responses questionnaires. Respondents in this study were 64 Japanese language education students at Semarang State University, class of 2019. The results showed that the post-test scores increased than the pre-test scores. In Japanese intonation material, respondents who answered questions correctly on all questions increased by 23%, while in accent material, respondents who answered questions correctly on all questions increased by 31%. Thus, it can be concluded that there is an improvement in the respondent's ability to understand Japanese intonation and accent after using the "Tsutaeru Hatsuon" website. According to respondents, the questionnaire answers showed that the website "Tsutaeru Hatsuon" is easy to understand and use. Moreover, the material is easy to understand, and the explanation is very detailed, which is equipped with sound files and learning videos. It is beneficial for learners to be able to understand Japanese accents and intonations directly.

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Bahasa Jepang Sebagai Bahasa Asing -Pemahaman Pembelajar Terhadap Kala-

JLA (Jurnal Lingua Applicata) ◽

10.22146/jla.46773 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 148

Author(s):

Gede Satya Hermawan

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Experimental Research ◽

Language Education ◽

Japanese Language ◽

First Year ◽

The Past ◽

Verb Conjugation ◽

The Difference

In Indonesian to express time in the past, present, and future only indicated by time adverbs, and no conjugation in the verb. The first-year Japanese language education learners in the Ganesha University of Education, when they began to understand tenses in Japanese, it was seen that the concept of tenses in Indonesian was interference. The not only verb conjugation in Japanese is an obstacle, but the understanding of concepts Japanese tenses has also become a problem for learners. This paper will explain to the understanding of first-year Japanese language learners when applied Japanese tenses. This research is experimental research, where learners will be given two sentences, and asked to explain the differences. If the learner understands the concept of the Japanese tenses, the learner will find the difference from the time of the event in the sentence. There were 22 learners first-year Japanese language learners who were the subjects of the research. The results obtained are the first-year Japanese language learners of the Ganesha University of Education, most of whom have not shown a good understanding of the use of Japanese tenses, this is indicated by the number of learners who are right in explaining that there are four people from 22 learners.

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

International Journal of Modern Languages And Applied Linguistics ◽

10.24191/ijmal.v4i3.8545 ◽

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.

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