DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MATERIALS FOR LISTENING IN MARUGOTO A1 BOOK: CASE STUDIES OF STUDENTS JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDY PROGRAM AL-AZHAR INDONESIA UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Choukai is a term for Japanese listening learned in language learning.  Listening is one of the language skills learned so that language learners can communicate well. The learning objectives to be achieved by language learners use listening teaching materials in the learning process. Teaching materials must  follow the curriculum and learners' needs in a form that is easy to understand.  One of the teaching materials used by beginner language learners is the Marugoto  A1 book. This study aims to compile the development of listening teaching  materials in the Marugoto A1 book through interview questions made for  students of the Japanese Language and Culture study program at Al-Azhar  University Indonesia regarding the conditions and difficulties experienced in  learning to listen in choukai courses. The problems are described in a qualitative descriptive form using the Borg and Gall development method (1983: 775). The results of the interview show that there are several difficulties experienced by students.  Students need help with double and long vowels when listening lessons occur.  The format of the Marugoto A1 book is quite challenging to understand, and the listener’s concentration could be more relaxed because of the background contained in the audio. Therefore, in the Marugoto A1 book, it is recommended that there be a more detailed explanation of double vowels and long vowels, as well as a lot of vocabulary that makes double vowel sounds and long vowels. In the questions and answers section, listening is better combined in one answer sheet. The audio used during listening learning should be audio without using a music background.