PENGENALAN BUDAYA JEPANG DAN PENGUATAN KEMAMPUAN BAHASA JEPANG MELALUI JLPT PADA SISWA MAN 1 PASURUAN

Japanese is one of the foreign languages that many students learn in Indonesia, including at MAN 1 Pasuruan. Students of MAN 1 Pasuruan have a great curiosity about Japanese culture, especially about the lives of Japanese high school students, shodou 'Japanese calligraphy', Japanese language, and JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). However, learning Japanese at MAN 1 Pasuruan has limited learning time, so that during learning hours it is more focused on teaching basic Japanese, while teaching about Japanese culture and JLPT is still very necessary. Therefore, this community service activity aims to increase students' understanding and interest in Japanese culture and language so that students can measure their own learning success and Japanese language skills with JLPT test. This community service activities were carried out at MAN 1 Pasuruan using a blended method which was attended by 50 students (40 students via online and 10 students via offline) from class X Language, XI Language, and XII Language by introducing Japanese high school life, simulations of JLPT test, as well as demonstrations and shodou workshops by native speakers and experts who expert in their fields. The high activity and enthusiasm of students shows that this community service program is very much needed by MAN 1 Pasuruan to accommodate the needs and to increase students' interest in learning Japanese language and culture that has been learned during teaching and learning activities in class.