Kumori: Teaching Media for Interactive Japanese Language Learning

Abstract

This paper centers around the ideas of developing students' media literacy through integrating Japanese language learning and multimedia form. This media is utilized to facilitate Japanese irregular verbs (Doushi) learning on the basis of morphological changes. One of Japanese verb forms which is employed frequently are words which have suffix -te, for they are use ask, order and allow interlocutors to do something (-te kudasai); to show present activities (-te imasu), to give permission (-temo ii desu); and to show prohibitions (-tewa ikemasen). Preliminary study elucidated that students found these Doushiare problematic and complex; thus, additional learning media to learn autonomously is inevitable for students to practice outside the classroom tasks. Researchers attempt to achieve this by developing appropriate teaching media by using Macromedia Flas8 software based on ADDIE model research and design steps, including Analysis, Design, Development and Implementation, Evaluation. The media is called Kumori, which provides interactive and meaningful media for student self-directed learning. The findings shows that Kumorias the instructional media in learning Japanese vocabulary which follows steps of the ADDIE model in order to produce an effective and efficient instructional tool for language learning, can give positive impact to students’ academic achievement. Therefore, adopting an appropriate instructional model must because it is a systematic process in developing proper instructional materials for an effective education and training program. Further, Kumorialso expected to able to contribute and implicated in Japanese language teaching and learning.

The Use of Technology and Media in Japanese Language Learning: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…Thus, they can communicate in Japanese and work. Specifically, many students are interested in Japanese culture, such as drama, animation, and sports [15][16][17]. As time goes by, interest in the Japanese language has increased.…”

“…Technological advances have changed the way people communicate and disseminate information [16,[20][21][22][23][24][25]. The developments and changes have always had an impact on all aspects of life, including the communication and dissemination of information to the birth of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and has an enormous impact on technological development in education and learning [22,[26][27][28].…”

“…Language learning requires the creativity of teachers to be able to carry out learning activities effectively because creativity in the development of teaching materials and media can increase learning motivation in language learning [16,25,[32][33][34][35][36]. The media can facilitate the process of delivering material and make the learning process more interesting [16,17,25,33].…”

Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Mobile Learning Application for Geography Education

“…The development of information and communication technology is important, such as smartphones, especially for education [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. It has opened up great opportunities for teachers and students to use it as a learning tool [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Students today can access widely and openly various platforms, such as mobile and web-based applications, which can be utilized for blended learning [39][40][41][42][43][44].…”

Chatbot Artificial Intelligence as Educational Tools in Science and Engineering Education: A Literature Review and Bibliometric Mapping Analysis with Its Advantages and Disadvantages

“…This can provide as media to learn and make students more understand. Indeed, media is important for increasing students understanding (Haristiani & Rifa'I, 2020;Winarni & Rasiban, 2021;Huwaidi et al, 2021;Millatina et al, 2022;Mulya et al, 2023;Zafrullah & Ramadhani, 2024;Suroto & Nandiyanto, 2021;Ramdhani & Nandiyanto, 2021;Anggraeni & Maryanti, 2021;Maulidayani et al, 2022;Fahrannisa et al, 2022;Kasmana et al, 2021;Ariyanti & Maryanti, 2021;Sutiyarti et al, 2019;Sukmana, 2021;Ahmad & Bakar, 2023). Chatbot technology has the potential to provide fast, personalized service to everyone in education.…”