Standardizing BIPA as an International Program of a Language Policy

Asian ESP Journal, ISBN: 2206-0979, Vol. 16 No 5.2. Oktober 2020, Hal: 22 (hal ). https://www.elejournals.com/asian-esp-journal/volume-16issue-5-2-october-2020/. SCOPUS Q1.

Abstract

This study axamines the implementation of Bahasa Indonesia for Speakers of Other Languages (BIPA) from the perspective of an international program. Three research questions to guide the research process are: (1) What features are indicated on the implementation of BIPA?, (2) How do students’ problems appear in the implementation of BIPA?, and (3) How is the readines of BIPA served as an international program?. This study assigned a case study design to which qualitative content analysis was applied to analyze data. This study recruited 17 participants and examined documents such as BIPA curriulum, BIPA textbook and research papers published in various journals as the sources of data. The first techniques to collect data were survey questionnaire and document analysis. To have an-indepth discussion, a 4-hour virtual Focus Group Discussion (FGD), involving foreign students not leaving Indonesia in the pandemic era, teachers, was implemented after the responses on qusetionnaire survey and results of document analysis were thematized by the researchers. Data were analyzed using content analysis and qualitative analysis. Three findings are revealed in this study. First, the general features according to students and teachers consist of seven categories: (1) the learners’ purposes of learning, (2) Teaching materials and teaching methods, (3) Learners problems, (4) Culture and attitude, (5) Basic Knowledge and Skills, (6) Assessment, and (7) Readiness of BIPA as an international program. Second, problems on the implementation of BIPA include: (1) leaners problems, (2) curriculum problems, (3) linguistic problems, and (4) culture and exposure problems. Third, BIPA is short of evidences to perform as an international program, so that revisitation is required to improve BIPA program.

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