KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Siti Rohani, State Polytechnic of Malang
Langgeng Budianto, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Malang
Inter-cultural Communication Between Indonesian and Japanese Students in a Video-Conference Program
Abstract
Effective oral communication skills are essential for students of English as a foreign language. One of the ways to improve students' communicative competence is through the implementation of appropriate learning method. Project-Based Learning (PjBL) has been a very interesting learning method implemented in many countries, including Indonesia. This study was aimed at exploring the implementation of PjBL in a video-conference activity between Indonesian and Japanese students. Respondents were 8 Indonesian students who were having the video conference with four Japanese students of Nagoya University. Methods of data collection included direct observation, interview, and a focus group discussion. Findings show advantages of the project, included students' elevated motivation to learn English, improved knowledge of other countries' culture, and higher awareness to explore and learn local culture.
Biographicals
Siti Rohani (S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D.) is a senior lecturer at the State Polytechnic of Malang, and she has been teaching since 1993. She gained her doctorate degree in Monash University of Australia in 2012. She has a lot of experiences in teaching foreign language, including teaching English at Holmesglen TAFE of Australia and teaching Indonesian language at several high schools in Melbourne. Her interest in doing research, especially in English language teaching is very strong; she focuses her research on oral communication skills, reading skills, and communication strategies. She has written several publication, including journal articles and book chapters. Regularly, she participates being a speaker in international conferences, including those in Cambridge University, TBLT conference in Auckland University, and ASIA TEFL in Nanjing and Penang.
Langgeng Budianto , M.Pd is a senior lecturer at the Department of English of Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Malang, Indonesia. In 2009, he took a short course program at the Universiteit Leiden. He got his doctorate degree in English Education of the State University, Malang. He granted the scholarship program in Indiana University, U.S.A in 2010. From January to March 2012, he got a scholarship of postdoctoral program at the University of Oregon, U.S.A specialized on English for Specific Purposes (ESP). In 2015, he got a scholarship of postdoctoral research sponsored by Directorate of Islamic Higher Education in Japan. He has participated in some national and international conferences and has written several articles and books on English for Specific Purposes.
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