Implementing Task-based Learning (TBL) for Learning German in Indonesia

Abstract

An effective approach is needed to implement life-based learning and improve students’ capability in mastering and using the German language. A task-based approach is one such method that supports learning that prioritizes life-based learning. Gradually arranged assignments and exercises are expected to help develop the learner’s German language competence. Appropriate tasks and exercises should be selected so that learning objectives could be achieved optimally. Therefore, this research is expected to optimize the quality of learning through a task-based learning approach in accordance with modern learning guidelines that prioritize the improvement of German language teachers’ capabilities in Indonesia. The current study used a qualitative research design to see the effectiveness of the task-based learning approach with the Rückwärtsplanung planning model for learning German in Indonesia. Data were taken from 30 German-language teachers from all over Indonesia who took part in the e-workshop task-based learning with the researchers themselves and other collaborators. The data used is a lesson-plan document prepared by the teachers to study the outcomes of lesson plans that were created with a task-based learning approach. The results of the study showed that most of the lesson plans prepared by the teachers had not yet fully adapted the task-based learning approach of the Rückwärtsplanung planning model. Teachers had difficulty determining the right exercises for the assigned task, so the exercises do not support the achievement of learning goals.
 Keywords: life-based learning, task-based learning, Rückwärtsplanung