DIDAKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia
Vol 4 No 2 (2026): DIDAKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia

Developing BIPA teaching materials based on Kediri local culture

Elen Nurjanah (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Wasil Kediri, Indonesia)
Iwan Marwan (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Wasil Kediri, Indonesia)
Bungah Nur Khasanah (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Wasil Kediri, Indonesia)
Muhammad Rizkon Firmansyah (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Wasil Kediri, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Sep 2026

Abstract

The Indonesian language program for foreign speakers (BIPA) plays a strategic role in linguistic diplomacy and internationalization of Indonesian. However, learning is often hampered by the gap between learners' communicative needs and available teaching materials. At Syekh Wasil State Islamic University Kediri, Level Four foreign students struggle with listening and speaking, and lack understanding of local culture, since materials remain conventional. This study develops a valid digital teaching material based on Kediri's local culture and describes its feasibility in BIPA learning. The approach used is Research and Development, referring to a simplified Borg and Gall model, comprising needs analysis, design planning, product development, expert validation, and field trials with Thai students. Findings show the product has multimodal features integrating reading texts with local wisdom, cultural videos via code-scanning, and game-based evaluation. Expert validation showed highly suitable qualification with near-perfect scores. Field trials showed a positive response, with 95 percent acceptance. The study concludes that integrating cultural materials such as folk legends, culinary delights, and local tourism digitally is feasible and supports motivation and cross-cultural understanding.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

didaktis

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

DIDAKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (e-ISSN 2986-5956) is published by Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Muslim Indonesia. It is published twice a year, namely in March and September. It journal publishes research-based articles in the field of (1) Language and Literature Learning: ...