Penceritaan Digital dalam Pemerolehan Leksikal Bahasa Jepun (Digital Storytelling in Japanese Lexical Acquisition)

Abstract

© 2017, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press. All rights reserved. This is a case study that examines the Japanese lexical acquisition process through Digital Storytelling. Digital Storytelling is a method of creating and telling a story using technology. The aims of this study are to identify lexical acquisition strategies and to analyze the lexical acquisition process during the production of a Digital Story. A total of nine students from a local university in Malaysia who learned the Japanese language as an elective subject were chosen as samples. This study was based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) and ‘Social Constructivist’ approach while taking into account the process of Digital Storytelling production by Teehan (2006). Qualitative data were collected through observations and recordings during the production of Digital Storytelling. The findings showed that subjects most frequently chose the strategy of asking friends, followed by the use of internet and asking teachers in order to acquire Japanese language lexical during the process of Digital Storytelling. In addition, new findings in the learning and teaching system through Digital Storytelling enabled the TPCK approach to be carried out to overcome the Japanese language proficiency problems especially with regards to lexical acquisition.