Implementation of Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) in the S-1 Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Surabaya
Mintowati

Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni
Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Abstract

This article aims to describe the implementation of Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) in the S-1 Language Education Study Program at the Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Surabaya. The concept used in this research is the curriculum concept and the Independent Learning Campus Teaching. The kind of this research is descriptive and qualitative one. The source of data is taken from the form of lecture schedules as a representation of the MBKM curriculum for the S-1 Language Education Study Program. The data were collected by documentation and interview techniques, then analyzed by descriptive qualitative and percentage techniques. The result of this research shown that MBKM has been implemented in the S-1 Language Education Study Program State University of Surabaya for the 2021/2022 academic year both in the odd and even semester. The implementation of MBKM in the form of studying for one semester outside the original study program is equivalent to 20 credits in the study programs at the State University of Surabaya in the odd semester of 2022/2022 did not work as stipulated in the MBKM policy of the State University of Surabaya due to differences in the characteristics of the S-1 Language Education study program namely Indonesian, English, German, Japanese, Javanese, and Mandarin. As a result, this form of MBKM program is implemented like ^oranges eat oranges^. The implementation of MBKM and off-campus study is equivalent to 20 credits in the even semester of 2021/2022 in the form of the Thematic Real Work Lecture program (KKNT) managed by the Real Work Lecture Division, State University of Surabaya running according to applicable guidelines. There are five programs offered, namely (1) Teaching Assistance, (2) Village Projects, (3) Humanitarian Projects, (4) Entrepreneurship, and (5) Independent Projects. Between the five programs offered, the most popular are the Village Project and Teaching Assistance.

Keywords: Implementation, Merdeka Learning Independent Campus, S-1 Language Education Study Program

Topic: Universal Quality Education