Development of “Deutsch fuer Tourismus” Teaching Materials at German Education Study Program

Abstract

The results of the initial publication of this study suggested that the ideal syllabus for the Deutsch für Tourismus (DfT) lecture gave emphasis to two important elements, namely more comprehensive teaching materials and presentation methods. The Deutsch für Tourismus material presentation method must provide space and time for students to explore tourism potential in Maluku and communicate it with good and correct German in practice or simulation. Therefore, it is necessary to develop more comprehensive teaching materials by paying attention to the characteristics of Maluku, as well as the appropriate method of presentation. This follow-up study aims to develop more comprehensive teaching materials that can support DfT lectures that emphasize the students' skills to communicate about tourist attractions, especially in Maluku, using German with the right "Fachbegriff". Writing this teaching material is based on research and development procedures developed by Plomp in Ratumanan et al (2013), namely the phase, which as follows (1) preliminary investigation, (2) design, (3) realization / construction, (4) test, evaluation , and revision, and (5) implementation. The first to third phases have been carried out in the first phase of the research so that this stage is continued with a trial and revision phase based on the results of observations and validator notes to get the final product. The final product of this study shows that DfT teaching material is quite comprehensive, because it includes information about the main objects on the islands of Ambon and Central Maluku, as well as lecture methods that are more directed to the principles of student center learning (SCL). The development of teaching materials has met the requirements of validity, practicality, and effectiveness, and has fulfilled the principles of developing instructional materials, namely the principle of relevance, the principle of consistency, the principle of material adequacy, the principle of material suitability with the participants' maturity and readability Thus the final product of this research is declared feasible to be used in the Deutsch für Tourismus lecture.