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Karena ada beberapa materi yang sulit untuk dipahami walaupun itu menggunakan bahasa Indonesia, jadi kalau menggunakan bahasa Inggris akan
lebih susah. Apalagi bahasa Inggris bukan bahasa keseharian jadi akan lebih mudah dipahami dengan bahasa Indonesia.
” There are some materials that is hard to understand, even the teachers already
explained in Indonesian. So, it will be harder and harder if teachers‟ use English. Since English is not our first language.
Similarly, participant K stated that,
“Saya sangat setuju. Karena kita kan juga masih tahap belajar, kita tidak tahu grammar-grammar yang sulit atau kata-kata yang sulit jadi dosen itu harus
wajib menggunakan bahasa Indonesia walaupun hanya sesekali saja. ”
I strongly agree. Because we are in the learning process, we do not know about grammar or difficult words. So the teachers should use Indonesian occasionally
to gives clear explanation.
The responses show that sometimes the teachers‟ explanation in English will be hard to understand, since English is not the participants‟
first language. The second one is that the participants are in the English learning process. So, they perceive that th
eir IC‟s teachers should use Indonesian occasionally to give clearer explanation.
Even L1 is used occasionally, but L1 here provides a tool to help the students in learning IC. The use of L1 in L2 classess does not only
hinder L2 learning but also it helps teaching and learning Tang 2002. The participants perceive there are some difficult materials that
should be explained in Indonesian. So, the existing of L1 in the IC lesson will help the students in gaining more knowledge.
5. Teachers use L1 to explain grammar and difficult materials.
The majority of participants, 11 participants 55 perceive that their teachers use L1 to explain grammar and difficult materials during the
IC learning process. Participant L expressed that,
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“Materi rumit itu jelas materi yang sulit untuk kita tangkap, jadi saya pribadi akan susah memahami jika dijelaskan dengan bahasa Inggris karena bahasa
Indonesia adalah bahasa kita sendiri jadi akan lebih dimengerti. Apalagi grammar adalah tata bahasa yang harus benar-benar dipahami, karena jika
sekali saja kita salah mengerti bisa berakibat salah seterusnya.” Of course we will hard to understand difficult material, so I my self will be
difficult to understand it in English. It will be better if teachers explain it use our first language. Grammar is hard for me, the teachers should explain clearly.
Because if we do not really understand, it will give bad impact for the future.
In addition, participant M stated,
“Setuju kalau misalkan menjelaskan grammar harus menggunakan bahasa Indonesia karena jangankan grammar kadang materi mudah pun sulit dipahami,
apalagi grammar. Jadi mending menjelaskannya pakai bahasa Indonesia saja. ”
I agree of the grammar‟s explanation, the teachers use Indonesian. Because sometimes, simple material can be difficult if the teachers explain in English. So,
when the teachers will explain about grammar, they could use Indonesian.
The participants above mentioned that grammar is very hard for them. They perceive that their IC‟s teachers should use L1 to explain
grammar and difficult materials. Since grammar is very important for them, so the teachers‟ explanation is very influence their understanding.
Indonesian used by the teachers is the best way to help them in learning grammar.
It relates to the fact that they view grammar as a difficult subject. The use of L1 here could help the students appropriately to identify the
structure of each grammar points. Moreover, most of L1 used for grammar instruction at beginning levels Thompson 2006 as cited in Grim, 2010.
Then, L1 also can be useful for explaining grammar to the students Cook 2001.
So, it is necessary for the teacher to use L1 when explaining grammar to the students in order to help the students reduce their confusion
in listening to the teacher‟s explanation.
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6. Teachers use L1 to explain the meaning of words.
