Android-based Audiovisual PROTADROID as a Pronunciation

Practice Learning Media through Lesson Study in Undergraduate

Program

Nurmala Hendrawaty, Ayu Bandu Retnomurti, Leni Tiwiyanti

Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Nangka Street No. 58 C Tanjung Barat, South Jakarta, Indonesia

Keywords: Android-based PROTADROID; Pronunciation Practice; Lesson Study; Undergraduate Program

Abstract: Smartphone technology, especially Android, which is featured with many free applications, is to give many

advantages to the users; one of them is as a teaching and learning aid for English Pronunciation Practice.

The objective of the research is to explain the implementation of web-based PROTATIK 1 application

product in the first year into PROTATIK 2 application (Phonetic Table Program 2), or it is also known as

an Android-based PROTADROID in the second year through lesson study which can be considered as a

new option in Pronunciation Practice learning by building cooperative connection and applying the best

teaching method to integrate Android-based PROTADROID Application in Pronunciation Practice teaching

technique. Research methodology is a classroom action research which is categorized as a descriptive

qualitative conducted at three universities: Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Universitas Gunadarma, and

Universitas Nasional. Lecturers can evaluate Rencana Pembelajaran Semester (RPS) or Semester Learning

Program applied in the Pronunciation Practice course through the lesson study. It is chosen as a lecturing

guidance for a lecturer to improve the learning process through collaboration and cooperation with other

Pronunciation Practice lecturers. In order to get the expected results, the cooperations are done by designing

Pronunciation Practice learning, conducting and examining the learning process, and performing discussion

or reflection on the course taught in class.

1 INTRODUCTION

Lesson Study is educators profession management

model through collaborative and simultaneous

learning observation based on collegiality principals

to build learning community (Arthur and Martin:

2013). Senior lecturers can cooperate with junior

lecturers in their effort to improve teaching and

learning qualities. Moreover, the established

collegiality can connect the senior lecturers with the

junior lecturers in regenating lecturers of particular

field of mastery. The second year research in the

second year is via Lesson Study. Lesson Study

implementation can be simplified into three stages:

plan, do, and see. The effects of Lesson Study

implementation experienced by lecturers are the

attitude to admit mistakes, the willingness to use

other people’s ideas, and willingness to give honest

and respectful suggestions. In the implementation of

the second year, lecturers’ commitment between

Pronunciation Practice lecturers that can give

constructive criticism and suggestion for the

improvement of learning and teaching process is

needed (Arends, 2014: 55).

Pronunciation Practice courses in English

Education Department of Universitas Indraprasta

PGRI, Universitas Gunadarma in English Literature

Department and English Literature of Universitas

Nasional is a courses designed for the first year

students, second semester without any prerequisite

courses with 3 credits. After taking the subject, it is

expected that the students are able to communicate

in English with native speakers and with received-

pronunciation. They are also expected to be able to

communicate accurately and naturally using

received-pronunciation. Furthermore, the skill will

also support their carreer in the future. Based on

Semester Learning Plan (RPS) designed by the class

lecturer, which also acts a model lecturer, the

students are targetted to be able to master and apply

the pronunciation of vowels, dipthong, and

consonants on words; three aspects of connected

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Android-based Audiovisual PROTADROID as a Pronunciation Practice Learning Media through Lesson Study in Undergraduate Program.

DOI: 10.5220/0009019300002297

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speech (linking, elision, and assimiliation); stress on

words, phrases, and sentences; and the correct

intonation in reading and conversation (Kelly:

2013). Based on recent observations, good

Pronunciation Practice learning outcome can only be

achieved by students with sufficient prior ability, on

the other hand, students with low prior ability do not

seem to show a satisfying result. Lecturers also play

the part in setting the high and low learning outcome

of the students (Tomlinson, 2013:76).

Moreover, increasing smartphone use nowadays,

shown by an increase in smartphone selling

worldwide in the first quarter of 2010 reaching

67,6% compared to the last three first quarters of

2009 from 119,6 million units to 200,6 million units

(International Data Corporation, 2013), can be used

as a new learning media for the users. Referring to

the condition, the solution we offer is to continue

developing web-based PROTATIK of the first year

into an mobile-based PROTADROID application on

Android operation system which can be useful for

students. Based on the research background

ellaborated above, it is expected that lesson study in

the second year of the research can find a solution to

problems on the existence appropriate learning

method to be applied in Pronunciation Practice class

in order to present a good outcome on students

pronunciation skill.

2 RESEARCH METHOD

The first year research is a reseach development,

while the second year is continuation by

implementing Lesson Study in three campuses

namely Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Universitas

Gunadarma and Universitas Nasional. The

implementation method of the learning system used

in the second year is action research wich is a type

of qualitative research, in which most of the data

obtained in the research is utterance data,

conversation result of all members involved in the

research, and not always to be converted into

numbers (Burns, 2006:68)

The population of the research is students of

English Education Program who take Prounciation

Practice subject in the second semester at

Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Universitas

Gunadarma and Universitas Nasional and a

modelling lecturer. The samples of the research are

two classes of Universitas Indraprasta PGRI,

Universitas Gunadarma, and Universitas Nasional

namely class R2A and class R2B, class 2SA01 and

class 2SA02, and class 2R01 and class 2R02. Data

collection technique is taken during three phases of

lesson study (plan, do, see). Research data are taken

from observation and documentation on the lesson

study activities.

Data analysis technique, according to Teron and

Christie (2014: 28), Lesson study is conducted

continuously in three phases; plan, do, and see. The

research team can expand the scope of the research

as a reference in designing prior observation in the

campus which is set as a benchmark by the lecturers

in implementing an open class action observation

through comparative method, a method which uses

the comparison on three universities: Universitas

Indraprasta PGRI, Universitas Gunadarma and

Universitas Nasional along with the classes to obtain

variations in similarities, then the result of the

application implementation on students from class

observation is obtained.

The instruments of the research involve (a)

observation sheet (plan, do, see), (b) Lesson study

implementation activity documentation and (c)

Pronunciation Practice Semester Learning Plan

(RPS). In the next data analysis technique,

observation sheet (plan, do, see) is analyzed using

qualitative and descriptive method and directly

implemented for the continuation and improvement

of the PROTATIK media which will be made in an

Android system for Pronunciation Practice courses.

3 RESEARCH FINDING

Fo The research result is an Android-based

audiovisual PROTATIK 2 (Phonetic Table Program)

learning media, an application with PROTATIK 1

table showing the pronunciation of consonants and

vowels in English which can be listened to and

equipped with exercise buttons for practice. In other

words, PROTATIK 2 can be called as

PROTRADROID (Android Table Program).

Moreover, the application is also equipped with

songs that can be used as a fun additional learning

source in practicing pronunciation. Based on the

explanation above, the implementation of Android-

based PROTATIK 2 in www.protatik.com from

Lesson Study in three campuses: Universitas

Indraprasta PGRI, Universitas Gunadarma and

Universitas Nasional Jakarta, Indonesia by

combining Semester Learning Program in

Pronunciation Program of each institution is in the

following figure.

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(a) (b) (c)

Figure 1: Implementation of PROTADROID learning

media at Universitas Indraprasta PGRI (a), Universitas

Gunadarma (b) and Universitas Nasional (c).

4 DISCUSSION

Pronunciation Practice Lesson Study at Universitas

Indraprasta PGRI Jakarta is one of the efforts on

professional development which is essential for us as

educators. It may seem simple, yet it bears high

complexity. The research is similar to action

research. The steps taken at Universitas Indraprasta

PGRI are: designing a Lesson Study team, focusing

a single theme, arranging Semester Learning Plan,

preparing observation, performing a conference on

lesson implementation: conduct a reflection and

arrange the next measures. To introduce and

implement Lesson Study and to show how to

implement Lesson Study, English Education

Program of Language and Arts Faculty, Universitas

Indraprasta PGRI also implements Lesson Study in

Pronunciation Practice courses. In the

implementation of Lesson Study, we also follow the

general steps of Lesson Study activities of Lesson

Study, starting to design a Lesson Study team. We

design two Lesson Study teams based on areas of

expertise group. The areas of expertise groups

consist of Pronunciation areas expertise group and

phonetic transcription areas expertise group. Then

the areas of expertise group respectively choose a

lecturer to be a model in the lesson study activities.

The choosen model lecturer then designs a Semester

Learning Program to be used in Lesson Study

activities. After the model lecturer finishes making

the Semester Learning Program design, a meeting is

held to set the “PLAN”. After finishing “PLAN”

activity, the following week is performing “DO”.

Figure 2: PROTADROID implementation through Lesson

Study at Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Meanwhile, Pronunciation Practice Lesson Study

at Universitas Gunadarma is conducted by every

practice participant. From the results of Lesson

Study implementation, there are many experiences

obtained either when performing as a model lecturer

or an observer. As a model leturer, one learns the

lose and gain experiences when teaching and learns

the success of one’s learning outcomes. After

several observations, the drawback is found in the

implementation or “do”. Lesson Study is an

obervation process that we still found less specific

on students behavior and enthusiasm which is

alternating based on their self motivation. A student

who is often not seen to concentrate and be active

during a discussion will be turned out to learn

(Dewi: 2015). As an observer, we focus on students

activity in completing the assigments given by a

model lecturer on concentration, motivation,

attention, responsibility and activity.

Figure 3: PROTADROID implementation through Lesson

Study at Universitas Gunadarma

Lesson Study at Universitas Nasional is one of

the collaborative and continuous efforts in

improving the learning process conducted by a

Pronunciation Practice lecturers in planning,

implementing, observing and reporting learning

results such as lecturers conducting learning

activities based on agreed Semester Learning Plan

naturally and adjustly, with no under pressure

condition because of the Lesson Study. Observers

conduct a careful observation on students

interaction, teaching materials, students and

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lecturers, students and the environment by using

observation instruments prepared earlier and

designed in a team. Observers can make recordings

via a video camera or digital photo as a

documentation and further analysis materials and the

recording sould not disturb the ongoing learning

process.

Figure 4: PROTADROID implementation through Lesson

Study at Universitas Nasional

Figure 5: Display on Android-based PROTADROID

5 CONCLUSIONS

Lesson Study is a learning activity conducted in a

class which involves a model lecturer and students.

In a lesson study activity, there are a model lecturer

and students. There are three phases in Lesson

Study activity: Plan, Do, and See (Reflection). It can

be concluded that Lesson Study runs well. Besides,

model lecturer and observer can learn together and

improve learning activity from the observation result

made by the observers. Last but not least, learning

pattern implemented by lecturer runs well so that

students can actively participate in the learning

process.

On the basis of the findings, the implementation

of Android-based PROTADROID as a learning

media in a Pronunciation Practice course can assist

and support lecturers to gain some experiences they

have not examined in the previous teaching and

learning activies. For the institution, it affects

lecturers to improve learning model so that

difficulties and problems found in the teaching and

learning activities can be coped. Therefore, Lesson

Study is choosen as a method taken by a lecturer to

develop learning process in a collaborative and to

cooperate with other Pronunciation Practice

lecturers.

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