Japanese Daily Vlogger Content as A Cultural Learning Medium for College Students: Study Case of Diponegoro University’s Student

¹ Diponegoro University, Faculty of Humanities, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia
² Diponegoro University, Faculty of Humanities, 50275 Semarang, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: prayudanti@gmail.com

Abstract

The writing of this paper is motivated by the rising amount of YouTube vloggers and its viewers about learning and introducing one country’s culture virtually. The increasing spread of these cultures is supported by a simple way of seeking out inspiration and things people are interested about, which mainly seek out on YouTube for clearly image. This also includes vlogs where people film their daily life and so their viewers are able to notice and perceive the country or cultural activities they convey. We’re seen that YouTube is prospectively new media for learning in culture and in some way also fosters its vlogger nation culture. The distinction of this research led by Silent Vlogger who unintentionally introduced one country culture. More specifically, the research is analysing Choki’s channel, a Japanese woman who has more than 1 million subscribers. We disclose from her videos, bringing out to the viewers about Japanese culture in interesting and lifeful approach. We also conducted a questionnaire survey to college students in order to maximize the results. The results show that her videos on YouTube is acceptable to be used as new media for promoting as well as learning media of Japanese cultures.