Chatbot-Based Application Development and Implementation as an Autonomous Language Learning Medium

Abstract

Autonomous learning has an important role in online learning because teachers cannot directly supervise the student learning process, which makes students themselves responsible for their learning. As an attempt to provide teachers with an alternative autonomous learning medium, this study aimed to use a chatbot-based Japanese grammar learning application namely Gengobot as an autonomous Japanese learning medium. This study applied Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) instructional design model. The data of this research was collected using a pre-experimental method and distributed a Likert scale questionnaire to 50 Japanese language learners with Japanese language levels equivalent to or less than JLPT level N3. The results showed that Gengobot as a chatbot-based Japanese grammar learning medium is an interesting and innovative medium to support Japanese autonomous learning because learners can decide how they learn using this application to improve their Japanese grammar skills. In addition, Gengobot is a chatbot-based learning medium that is more interactive than other Mobile-based media, which makes learners more interested in using Gengobot as a Japanese grammar learning medium. However, Gengobot still needs further development such as adding advanced grammar content (N2 and N1), adding Japanese pronunciation features (audio), etc.

Utilization Of Educational Media In Language Learning

“…(Lailatusysyarifah, 2019). These results also show that Gengobot is effective as a medium for learning Japanese (Haristiani & Rifai, 2021). Several elements support the success of using Facebook as a learning medium because it provides learning conditions that students subconsciously experience, allowing them to process knowledge more fully and clearly (Saddhono et al, 2019).…”

“…The next type of educational media discovered was a chatbot. As an independent Japanese study medium, they employ Gengobot, a chatbot-based Japanese grammar learning tool (Haristiani & Rifai, 2021). Develop Gengobot, a language learning application that is connected with the MIM LINE service.…”

Autonomous Learning Through Chatbot-based Application Utilization to Enhance Basic Japanese Competence of Vocational High School Students

“…In other words, students can develop their own learning strategies (Ivanovska, 2015;Petra, Jaidin, Perera, & Linn, 2016) through the features in the Gengobot application. In addition, the result of this research show that Gengobot as chatbotbased medium for learning basic Japanese stimulates the motivation of Technical and vocational students in learning, especially in Japanese learning, because it has features that engage students to learn basic Japanese anytime and anywhere (Haristiani & Rifai, 2019;Haristiani & Rifai, 2020;Haristiani & Rifai, 2021).…”

“…The implementation of chatbot in language learning have been reported as useful and supportive as it can be used anytime and anywhere (Jia, 2004;Jia, 2009;Fyer & Carpenter, 2006;Haristiani & Rifai, 2020). Chatbot also reported as effective to provide distance education (Heller, Proctor, Mah, Jewell, & Cheung, 2005), and support students' personal learning environment (Haristiani & Rifai, 2021), as well as hypothesized in this study to be effective in supporting autonomous learning of vocational students (Hu, 2020). Hence, as an attempt to utilize autonomous learning of vocational students, the use of chatbot-based smartphone application which integrated to social media LINE will be implemented in this study to enhance basic Japanese language learning of students in vocational high schools.…”

Rhetorical Moves and Meta-discourse Markers in Abstracts of Indonesian Scopus Indexed Journals Across Academic Disciplines

“…: Autonomous learning has an important role in online learning because teachers cannot directly supervise the student learning process, which makes students themselves responsible for their learning (Haristiani & Rifai, 2021).…”