BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing/Indonesian as a Foreign Language) Policy as the Implementation of National Language Politics

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10.2991/assehr.k.201230.053How to use a DOI?

Keywords

National language politics, Teaching BIPA, Language diplomacy, Foreign language learning

Abstract

The politics of national language as a manifestation of the attitude of the nation of Indonesia in the aspect of nationhood produces several formulations that must be implemented at the strategic policy level. Republic of Indonesia Law Number 24 of 2009 concerning Flags, Languages and State Symbols, and National Anthem followed by Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 57 of 2014 concerning Development, Development, and Protection of Languages and Literature, and Enhancing the Function of Indonesian Language as a manifestation the national language political spirit has given birth to the internationalization policy of Indonesian language through the teaching of Indonesian as a Foreign Language (BIPA). Through the BIPA program carried out by the PPSDK starting from 2015 to now by sending 200 instructors every year, it is hoped that Indonesian can improve its function into an international language with the initial target being to become the official language of instruction in ASEAN. The results of the BIPA program carried out by the PPSDK in terms of quantity are the increase in speakers of Indonesian, in this case, BIPA students.

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AU  - Royan Nur Fahmi
AU  - Muawal Panji Handoko
AU  - Kurniawan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/31
TI  - BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing/Indonesian as a Foreign Language) Policy as the Implementation of National Language Politics
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Folklore, Language, Education and Exhibition (ICOFLEX 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 280
EP  - 283
SN  - 2352-5398
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