Needs Analysis of Japanese Language Learning for Caregivers

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10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_35How to use a DOI?

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Caregiver; Japanese language learning; learning media; needs analysis

Abstract

The population of Japan has decreased quite significantly since 2010 leading to a human resource crisis in Japan. This condition has made Indonesian nurses the target to be sent to Japan to meet the needs of caregivers and elderly care in the country. Foreign workers in Japan are required to have Japanese language skills, but most caregivers in Indonesia do not come with a Japanese language background so they need to learn the language in a short time. The Japanese language teachers in Indonesia often find it difficult to attain the right materials and learning media for the care workers and elderly caregivers. This research aimed to identify the necessary materials and teaching resources for the caregiver program in Japanese language education, as well as to identify and analyze the obstacles faced in the process of learning in the Japanese caregiver program; and suggest the relevant solutions. The study employed a descriptive method, which was conducted via a survey involving 20 teachers and 140 students. The analysis of the teacher’s responses revealed that aside from textbooks, seventy-five percent of them expressed the need for web-based learning media. Furthermore, the analysis of students’ responses indicated that forty-four percent strongly required and fifty-one percent needed web-based learning media to support their self-directed learning in the Japanese caregiver program. Based on the needs analysis from this research, the development of web-based teaching materials and learning media can be carried out which are specifically adapted to the Japanese language needs for caregiver programs.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lena Aprilliana
AU  - Herniwati Herniwati
AU  - Nuria Haristiani
AU  - Maya Purnama
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/26
TI  - Needs Analysis of Japanese Language Learning for Caregivers
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 269
EP  - 278
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_35
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_35
ID  - Aprilliana2024
ER  -