ANALYSIS OF THE SITE LEARNGERMAN.DW.COM AS A LEARNING MEDIA IN MASTERING ADJEKTIVDEKLINATION MATERIAL AT LEVEL A1

Abstract

Internet-based learning (e-learning) is a form of information technology that is applied in education, usually in the form of a website and has a flexible nature because it can be accessed anywhere. In the process of learning German, there are obstacles that can be encountered, one of which is the ability about Adjective declinations. Adjective declination is a part of German grammar. To overcome these obstacles, the site learngeman.dw.com was chosen for this research. The site learngerman.dw.com is a site that can be used to learn German, especially Adjective declination, through the various exercises available there. On the website there are also various themes and for users who want to learn German, they can access them freely and for free. The purpose of this research is to find out what material is available on the site, the suitability of the material with the Netzwerk A1 and Studio D A1 textbooks, and the suitability of the site with the criteria for online learning materials. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis which consists of the process of collecting, compiling, and describing the data used as a reference to draw conclusions from the formulation of the research problem. The results of this research indicate that there are 3 Adjective declination materials or themes on the learngerman.dw.com site, and based on these 3 themes, there is a match of 1 theme with the Netzwerk A1 textbook and 2 themes with the Studio D A1 textbook. It can be said that this site almost meets all the criteria for online learning materials based on the Kriterienkatalog für Internet-Lernmaterial Deutsch als Fremdsprache. A1-level German learners who want to learn or improve their skills in Adjective declination can practice using this site through the various exercises there.

Keywords: Adjective declination, Kriterienkatalog für Internet-Lernmaterial Deutsch als Fremdsprache, learning media, Netzwerk A1, site learngerman.dw.com, Studio D A1