Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the needs on integrative content-based Indonesian language learning materials about agriculture for foreign speakers A2 level. Research and development design was used employing the Dick and Carey’s model combined with Borg and Gall’s model, as well as the model of learning materials development proposed by Tomlinson, Brown, and Jolly and Bolitho. This research was conducted at Indonesian for foreign speakers, Bogor Agricultural University program (BIPA IPB) on academic year 2015-2017. The procedure comprised: pre-study, students’ and teachers’ needs analysis on teaching materials at BIPA IPB. The findings indicated that the teaching materials about agriculture are not available yet at IPB. Besides, the needs on integrative content-based Indonesian language learning materials about agriculture for students at A2 level and the teachers were indicated high.

Highlights

  • Indonesian language is been encouraged to be one of the internationally used languages.As an emerging world language, this suggests that Indonesian language is of interest to other nations of the world

  • The growing interest of those nations to learn Indonesian language leads to the growing number of Indonesian language for foreign speakers (BIPA) offices in both Indonesia and other countries, and even the initiation of Indonesian language and literature departments or study programs in some universities in other countries

  • The purpose of making needs analysis is to find the field of language skills knowledge required by students of BIPA IPB or its themes, in this case is the language in the field of agricultural sciences. b

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Introduction

Indonesian language is been encouraged to be one of the internationally used languages.As an emerging world language, this suggests that Indonesian language is of interest to other nations of the world. The growing interest of those nations to learn Indonesian language leads to the growing number of Indonesian language for foreign speakers (BIPA) offices in both Indonesia and other countries, and even the initiation of Indonesian language and literature departments or study programs in some universities in other countries. The number of BIPA organisers in China has increased to nine This shows an annual increase in Indonesian enthusiasts overseas with the rise of BIPA organisers. In line with this issue, have the BIPA organizers developed learning materials in the process of internationalizing Indonesian language? One of the universities in Indonesia assigned by the Directorate General of Higher Education ( Dikti) to accept postgraduate students through the fellowship program with developing countries ( KNB) is Bogor Agriculture Institute ( IPB). BIPA IPB offers foreign students going to continue their study at Journal homepage: http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/EduLearn

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