Development of Speaking Training Media Based Android Application for Beginner BIPA Learners

Abstract

Darmasiswa program is an Indonesian language learning program for foreign speakers. In this program, students are introduced to Indonesian language and culture. Beginner level BIPA learning in the program still finds problems related to teaching materials on speaking skills. Based on these problems, there is a need for the development of media for practicing speaking skills. The media aims to enable students to practice speaking independently without the need to be accompanied by a teacher or native speaker. The development of the training media can answer the formulation of problems related to the feasibility of content, language, and presentation systematics. The ADDIE model was used in this development. Based on the validation of speaking training media, the results obtained (1) material validation resulted in a good category, (2) language validation resulted in a good category, (3) media validation resulted in a very good category, and (4) practitioner validation resulted in a very good category. Based on this validation, the android-based speaking skill training media can be implemented for beginner BIPA students so that it produces an excellent category. This makes this speaking training media easier for beginner-level BIPA students in meeting the competency standards of beginner-level speaking skills.