The Effectiveness of Instagram "studyin.japanese" to Improve Japanese Vocabulary Skills of Intermediate Level Japanese Language Department UMY'S Students

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This study measures the effectiveness of the “studyin.japanese” Instagram account as a learning medium to improve intermediate-level Japanese vocabulary skills. Quantitative research with a purely experimental design was conducted using 30 students from the Japanese Language Education (PBJ) UMY Study Program (level 2) for the 2021/2022 academic year. Data were collected through questionnaires and tests. Test results showed no significant difference between experimental and control groups’ learning outcomes. N-gain indicated Instagram was not practical (0.116), whereas PowerPoint was effective (0.512). Despite results, questionnaire findings showed students’ positive responses, including strong agreement that the Instagram media can be an alternative and helps motivation and memorization.

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Introduction

Vocabulary mastery in language learning

Problems in learning Japanese vocabulary outside Japan

Technology and Instagram as a learning alternative

Rosi Rosiah, Raden Roro Layung Permata Sari/ CHIE: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang Vol.11 (2) (2023) | | CHI'E Vol. 11 (2) (2023)
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Rosi Rosiah1*, Raden Roro Layung Permata Sari2
Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang, Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
email: [rosi.rosiah@umy.ac.id](rosi.rosiah@umy.ac.id1)[1](rosi.rosiah@umy.ac.id1), [layungpermatasari@gmail.com](layungpermatasari@gmail.com2)[2](layungpermatasari@gmail.com2)
*) Corresponding Author | | | | | Info Artikel
Article History:
Received January 2023 Approved July 2023 Published October 2023
Keywords:
Effectiveness, Media,
Vocabulary
,Instagram,studyingJapanesee"
se | | Abstrak
This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of the "studyin.japanese " Instagram account as a learning medium for improving Japanese vocabulary skills. This research uses quantitative methods with a purely experimental research design. The sample of this study was 30 students of thePBJUMY Study Program level 2for the 2021/2022 academic year. Data is collected through questionnaires and tests. The test results showed that the average value of the experimental control group was smaller than the average value of the control gro Therehere was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups' learning outcomes. Furthermore, the results of calculating the effectiveness of learning in the experimental group with the N-gain formula were obtained at 0.116, which means that using the Instagram media "studyin.japanese " is not practical in learning Japanese Vocabulary. While the N-Gain control class is 0.512 which means the use of PowerPoint media is effective in learning Japanese Vocabulary. So it can be concluded that using conventional media is still more effective than using Instagram media "studyin.japanese " in learning Japanese Vocabulary. However, based on the results of the questionnaire, students gave a positive response. All respondents strongly agreed that "studyin.japanese " media in learning Japanese Vocabulary can be an alternative medium for learning Japanese Vocabulary. Students feel motivated and easy to memorize Japanese Vocabulary.
© 2023 Universitas Negeri Semarang | | * Alamat korespondensi: Gedung B4 Lantai 2 FBS Unnes Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang, 50229 E-mail: [chie@unnes.ac.id](chie@unnes.ac.id) E-ISSN 2685-6662 P-ISSN 2252-6250 Rosi Rosiah, Raden Roro Layung Permata Sari/ CHIE: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang Vol.11 (2) (2023) INTRODUCTION Language skills are essential in communicating. Language components require skills in various aspects, namely reading, writing, listening, and speaking. One of the essential aspects of language is the mastery of vocabulary to support fluency in communicating in various written or spoken languages. The vocabulary mastery aspect is also essential for Japanese language learners. Japanese language learners must also master Japanese fluently and maximally with sufficient vocabulary. (Nasution, Fatimah, & Yulia 2018); Nasution et al. 2018; Putranto 2017a) Learners of languages, including Japanese, need to master letters, vocabulary, and grammar. Mastering vocabulary is urgent because it relates to a person's communication ability. It is expressed that learners who are rich in knowledge of their own vocabulary (Hatch & Brown, 1995) . People who master both the vocabulary and its application can easily express their ideas and thoughts naturally because their communicationskill in the targeted language is better.(Topkaraoğlu & Dilman, 2014) . In the Standard Can Do JF Tree, one part th

FAQs

What learning medium is evaluated in this study?

The study evaluates the effectiveness of the “studyin.japanese” Instagram account as a Japanese vocabulary learning medium.

How was the effectiveness measured?

Effectiveness was measured using quantitative methods with an experimental design, collecting data through questionnaires and vocabulary tests.

What do the test results show between the experimental and control groups?

There was no significant difference in learning outcomes between the experimental group and the control group.

How do students respond to using the Instagram media?

Students gave positive questionnaire responses, strongly agreeing that “studyin.japanese” can be an alternative for learning vocabulary, and they reported feeling motivated and finding vocabulary easier to memorize.

Sep 28, 2026

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