Development and Validation of Instructional Material in Nihongo
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Grammatical Aspect, Module Development, Module Evaluation, Nihongo, Proficiency LevelAbstract
This study aimed to develop and create a module for teaching Japanese among university students of the Bataan Peninsula State University by taking into account the students’ proficiency level and the challenges they have encountered. In addition, the developed module has undergone expert validation. The study utilized a quantitative method, specifically the descriptive design, to assess instructional material development in Nihongo. The findings highlighted that the students indicated moderate competence in writing and speaking and lower proficiency in reading, listening, and grammar, particularly a weak grasp of grammatical aspects. Furthermore, the module evaluation highlighted high language clarity but identified a need for format improvement. Therefore, this study calls for tailored approaches addressing the challenges of demographic representation, academic diversity, and nuanced language learning in Japanese instruction. Although the developed module has revealed effective, refining each aspect is essential for the learning objectives, learning content, language, format, presentation, and usefulness.
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