Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: November | Volume: 6 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 105-112
Tracer Study as the Medium for Developing Teaching Materials
Surya Masniari Hutagalung, Linda Aruan, Rina Eviyanti
Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Surya Masniari Hutagalung
ABSTRACT
This is a basic research to develop the Deutsch für Tourismus as the learning medium which is based on the tracer study of graduate users and alumni, involving the syllabus, RPP, and teaching materials taken from textbooks and VCDs. The model used Plomp’s (1997: 6-15) Development Model consisting of investigation, design, realization or construction, and test, evaluation, and revision phases. This paper was only focused on tracer study which was conducted by holding a field assessment, such as tourism actors: travel offices, hotels, restaurants, tourist attraction managers, and transportation. Identification of needs would be applied in the learning framework and syllabus. The results showed, after expert testing and user testing, improvements wouldd be made to the device, resulting in a quality learning device; as a result, the implementation of a tracer study forms the basis of teaching material.
Key words: Development of learning media, deutsch für tourismus, tracer study, user graduates, alumni
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