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Information Gap model is a learning model that can be used to be applied to speaking skills. The Information Gap model can train learners to dare to speak independently and communicatively in teams through various forms of activity and stimulus variety. The study is useful for knowing the effect of the Information Gap model to the Chinese speaking skills for grade Tenth 2 Malang Senior High School and their response to Information Gap learning model. This research is an quantitative research with quasi experiment design pretest posttest control group design. The free variable in this study is the Information Gap model whereas bound variables to this study are Chinese speaking skills. The data acquisition in the study was a score on the results of experimental and control group' pretest and posttest results. The instrument validity test is performed by a sticky validity test and reliability test. The results of validity and reliability tests show that the instrument is valid and reliable. Data analysis is done by hypothesis tests that have previously been performed normality tests and homogeneity tests. The results of the study showed that the Information Gap learning model was effectively applied in speaking skills to the material of everyday activities and transportation tools in the grade tenth 2 Malang Senior High School class. Keywords: information gap activity normalism learning model, speaking skill Abstrak: Model Information Gap adalah model pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan untuk diterapkan pada keterampilan berbicara. Model Information Gap dapat melatih peserta didik untuk berani berbicara secara mandiri dan komunikatif dalam tim melalui berbagai bentuk kegiatan dan ragam stimulus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas model Information Gap Activity Normalism terhadap keterampilan berbicara bahasa Mandarin peserta didik kelas X SMAN 2 Malang dan respons peserta didik terhadap model pembelajaran Information  Gap tersebut. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian quasi experiment pretest posttest control group design. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini adalah model Information Gap Activity Normalism sedangkan variabel terikat pada penelitian ini adalah keterampilan berbicara bahasa Mandarin. Perolehan data dalam penelitian ini berupa skor hasil tes berbicara peserta didik kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol dari hasil pretest dan posttest. Uji validitas instrumen dilakukan dengan uji validitas angket dan uji reliabilitas. Hasil uji validitas dan reliabilitas menunjukkan bahwa instrumen valid dan dinyatakan reliable. Analisis data dilakukan dengan uji hipotesis yang sebelumnya telah dilakukan uji normalitas dan uji homogenitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran Information Gap efektif diterapkan dalam keterampilan berbicara pada materi kegiatan sehari-hari dan alat transportasi di kelas X SMAN 2 Malang. Kata kunci: Information Gap Activity Normalism, keterampilan berbicara

Penelitian kualitatifini bertujuan mendeskripsikan faktor dan kendala dalam penerapan kurikulum yang telah dikembangkan oleh Prodi S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Jerman (PSPBJ) Universitas Negeri Malang dalam meningkatkan kompetensi lulusan sesuai dengan standar dan kebutuhan masyarakat di era globalisasi dan revolusi industi 4.0. Beberapa faktor yang menjadi kendala dalam implementasi kurikulum antara lain standar kebahasaan, pengembangan kurikulum yang terlalu menekankan pada konsep/teori, kurangnya riset untuk menganalisis kebutuhan pasar dan mahasiswa, kualitas dosen, dan belum adanya benchmarking. Untuk mengatasi kendala tersebut, dipaparkan beberapa pendapat dan saran berdasarkan hasil diskusi forum dan angket oleh pemangku kepentingan yang perlu diperhatikan untuk meningkatkan kualitas lulusan PSPBJ.

This study aims to solve problems related to the policy of Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program. This research produces a syllabus of in-office TPD for the German language to solve problems faced in the field; it is necessary to provide provision and preparation for lecturers so that the preparation and implementation of learning have the same standards and goals and the percentage of pedagogic material is more than the professional content. Meanwhile the composition of the competency test is otherwise. In this study, a new policy of TPD is formulated based on 21st century competencies and 21st century learning models that have been successfully applied in Australia, namely a life skills-based learning approach, or known as life- based learning. This framework has become the flagship program for learning innovation at the State University of Malang. The research employed a research and development method that begins with problem identification or problem formulation. The syllabus design is created and developed based on performance and needs analysis, and oriented to the principles of teacher training in the 21st century. These principles are reflected in the syllabus which contains pegadodic competences, professional competence, the ability to use digital media through blended learning and digital-based learning. Based on the results of the validation by German learning experts  and  suggestions  from  users,  it  can  be  concluded  that  the  PPG  German syllabus design is feasible to use. Nevertheless, it is necessary to refine the time allocation according to the needs and clarity of evaluation and assessment.

This study aims to describe the curriculum readiness of the German Language Education at the State University of Malang in welcoming the Industrial Revolution 4.0. As one of the colleges with German graduates in Indonesia, the German Language Education at the State University of Malang has an important role in the development of learning in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0. It requires a strong and appropriate guideline to achieve this goal, namely the curriculum of study program of German Language Education with the demands of the Revolution 4.0. It needs the research of the graduates’ needs, interview of graduate users and experts in learning German to develop the curriculum. This study was conducted through a focus group discussion with the German Language lecturers of Center of Development and Empowerment of Language Teachers and Educational Personal in Jakarta (P4TK Bahasa Jakarta). The results of the study indicate that the the German Language Education at the State University of Malang curriculum for lingustic has referred to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Some notes that must be done by the study program to implement the development of curriculum and learning in study program in accordance with the demands of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era are as follows: (1) development of a pedagogic curriculum that not only emphasizes theory/concepts but also implementation in schools, (2) curriculum development based on current issues, (3) study program should multiply research as a basis for analyzing market needs and students, (4) the development of ICT skills of lecturers needed for ICT-based learning preparation, and (4) study program has benchmarking to improve the quality of learning and the quality of graduates.   Keywords: curriculum, study program, German language