Dwi Rahmawati, 2201416032 (2021) STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH TEACHERS USING INDONESIAN FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES A Case Study of Eleventh Grade Students of SMK Negeri Jawa Tengah Semarang in the Academic Year of 2021/2022. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project was conducted to find out the students’ perceptions of English teachers using Indonesian for instructional purposes. The objectives of this study was to describes the students’ perceptions on the teacher’s language use. This research took palce at SMK Negeri Jawa Tengah Semarang. This study's pasticipants were students from XI BKP class and XI TEI class with different English teachers, which there were 40 students as the participants of this research. This research dealth with the students’ perceptions of English teachers using Indonesian for instructional purposes. In this research, L1 refers to the teacher’s ability to use Bahasa Indonesia and know when the right time to use it in teaching English. This research is a qualitative approach that used the triangulation method by matching all of the data. There were three instruments for collecting the data; those are questionnaire, observations, and interviews. The findings showed that the students supported both the teacher on the use of L1 in teaching English. Students are interested in learning English because it is fun; although English as a foreign language they tried to use English in the English classroom. The students agreed the use of Bahasa Indonesia help them to improve their English skills. It is required in the English classroom because of the students have difficulty in learning English, especially on the lack of the vocabulary mastery. They also believed that the use of two languages (Bahasa Indonesia-English) help them to understand the teachers’ explanation easily. Based on findings it can be suggested that firstly, for the students, they need to improve their vocabulary mastery because vocabulary has an essential role in learning English. Secondly, the teacher should know the right time to use Bahasa Indonesia in the English classroom, such as in giving instruction or explanations. Thirdly, for another researcher who has the same interest in this topic, this study may be a relevant previous study.

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