PENERAPAN PROJECT WORK PADA MATA KULIAH KAIWA MAHASISWA BAHASA JEPANG FKIP UNRI

Abstract

This study aims to improve communication skills, in learning conversation
(kaiwa) in Japanese language student of teacher training and education faculty Riau University.
Many conversation exercises are only focused on practising sentence pattern and memorizing of
conversation examples contained in the textbook. Thus learning pattern causes learners not to be
able to express what they want to convey in the real scope of communication in Japanese
language. This study tries to overcome the problem by implementing project work in
conversation lectures. The purpose of this study is to see the involvement of learners in the
lectures using project work and find out their opinions about the method. The data of this study
were 44 students of Japanese Language Education Study Program of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty Riau University. From the result of the study, it was seen that during the
project work implementation the learners were actively involved in learning even though they
experience language barrier when communicating. From the result of the questionnaire that
asked about learners’ opinion, it was found that almost all learners had a positive impression of
the project work on the Kaiwa 4 subject.