31,697 research outputs found
ICT (WEB.DESIGN)AND JAVANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING IN INDONESIA: REVITALIZATION INDIGENOUS LANGUGES
In this paper, I would like to focus on Javanese language
as indigenous language in Indonesia that needs to preserve and
develop especially Javanese letters and naturalness conversation.
This paper also describes important areas in which technology
plays a role in language and culture revitalization and explores
efforts made by Indigenous communities to preserve, maintain and
revitalize their Indigenous language with the help of computer
technology. Why Javanese language?, The Javanese language is
becoming endangered, even though it is one of the compulsory
subjects taught at Javanese schools. Students become unmotivated
when they learn the language at school because of boring and
irrelevant teaching and learning materials. Furthermore, their
closest mentors such as teachers, parents and relatives cannot
provide motivating conditions to learn the Javanese language. In
order to preserve the Javanese language through education at
schools, ICT-Web Design is an approach proposed for Javanese
language learning. The students can learn the usage of Javanese
language at a proper Javanese letters, level of politeness through
a natural dialogue with ICT. An approach that is not new, but
which has been under-utilized and has yet to be proven useful in
Indigenous communities is the integration of technology to
supplement efforts in Indigenous language education,
revitalization and maintenance programs. Many Indigenous
communities have embraced technologies, such as audio, video,
multimedia, Internet and etc as a means to revitalize their
language. However, the language revitalization employs the
following categories: Indigenous language preservation; documentation and material
development; and building communicative community can be applied to other Indigenous
languages as well
- …