The Influence of Language Attitudes on Indonesian Language Proficiency of BIPA Learners in Semarang City

Abstract

This study aims to describe the language attitudes of BIPA learners towards Indonesian and to reveal the relationship between language attitudes and Indonesian language skills achieved by BIPA learners. This type of research is descriptive correlational. The population in this study were all marginal level BIPA learners, while the sampling technique was total sampling. The data sources in this study were 31 marginal-level BIPA learners at UIN Walisongo Semarang and Universitas Negeri Semarang, while the data in this study were in the form of measuring the value of language attitudes and Indonesian language skills of BIPA learners, which were obtained by instruments in the form of questionnaires and scores of Indonesian language ability of BIPA learners. Quantitative data were processed using SPSS Version 23 using a simple linear regression technique to determine the relationship between language attitudes and Indonesian language skills achieved by BIPA learners. The results showed that 1) marginal level BIPA learners at UIN Walisongo Semarang and Universitas Negeri Semarang had a positive language attitude towards Indonesian with an average language attitude index score of 67.00, and 2) a positive language attitude could influence the success of BIPA learners in mastering Indonesian.