4.1 Educational Background Table 2 Parents’ Educational Background - An Analysis of Parents’ maintenance of Javanese Heritage Language - Unika Repository
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION This chapter will answers the research question of the thesis.The writer
analyzed the connection between respondents education background, the fluency in Javanese language,language use, life style, and identity. The data were collected from 53 parents in the Faculty of Language and Art Soegijapranata Chatolic University by using close-ended questionnaire.
4.1 Educational Background
Table 2
Parents ’ Educational BackgroundFrequency Percent Elementary 1 1,9 Junior High School 1 1,9 Senior High School
10 18,9 Valid Diploma 15 28,3 Bachelor 21 39,6 Postgraduate
5 9,4 Total 53 100,0 Table 2 describes the education background from the student ’s parents in
FLA, most of them is bachelor which have 39, 6% means that 21 parents have bachelor degree for educational background. Then, from the table we can see that, 1, 9% are from elementary and junior high school means that there are only 1 parents for these two categories.
4.2 Javanese Speaking Proficiency Table 3 Parents ’ Speaking Proficiency Frequency Percent Very Bad
3 5,7 Bad 6 11,3 Neither Good nor Bad
27 50,9 Valid Good 12 22,6 Very Good
5 9,4 Total 53 100,0
Table 3shows (82,9%) of the respondents choose very bad (5,7%), and bad (11,3%) in speaking Javanese language. This finding indicates that parentgood
enough to speak in Javanese language. So, parents can maintain Javanese language
and teach to their children about Javanese Language.4.3 Understand Javanese Language Table 4 Parents ’ ListenningProficiency Frequency Percent Valid
Very Bad 3 5,7 Bad 8 15,1 Neither Good nor Bad
26 49,1 Good 11 20,8 Very Good
5 9,4 Total 53 100,0
The table 4 shows that the (79,3%) of the respondents are neither good nor bad, good, and very good in listenning proficency Javanese language. It can be concluded from the findings that the parents have high proficiency in listenning Javanese language. This is good condition because parents is the role model for the children.`
4.4 Javanese Reading Proficiency Table 5 Parents ’ ReadingProficiency Frequency Percent Valid
Very Bad 3 5,7 Bad 7 13,2 Neither Good nor Bad
28 52,8 Good 12 22,6 Very Good
3 5,7 Total 53 100,0
Table 5 shows that parents are proficient in reading Javanese language. It is Indicated by the fact that most of the parents answer the options neither good nor bad, good, and very good (81,1%.). Only a small number of the respondent answer very bad, and bad (18,9%). From of this result, it is concluded that the parents have high proficiency in reading Javanese and they are able to teach their children how to read Javanese language.
4.4 Javanese Writing Proficiency Table 6 Parents ’ WritingProficiency Frequency Percent
Valid Very Bad 7 13,2 Bad 12 22,6 Neither Good nor
Bad 24 45,3 Good
5 9,4
Very Good
5 9,4
Total 53 100,0It can be seen from Table 6 that the most of the respondents are proficient in writing Javanese Language. It is indicated by the fact that they select for the options neither good or bad, good, and very good (64,1%). Only a small number of the respondent select for very bad, and bad (35,8%). The implication of this finding is that they don’t have problems in teaching their children how to write Javanese Language
4.5 Communication in Javanese Language to the Children Table 7 Parents ’ Using Javanese Language in Communicating with Their Children Frequency Percent
Valid Never 5 9,4 Sometimes 17 32,1 Often 19 35,8 Usually 11 20,8 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
It can be seen from Table 7 that the majority (58,5%) of the respondents choose often, usually, and always. They pushed their children to communicate with Javanese language. Only a small number of the respondents (41,5%), which are never, and sometimes that not used Javanese language for communicate. It can be concluded that parents had strong effort in the process of using Javanese language to communicate with their children.
4.6. Communication in Javanese Language to theSpouse Table 8 Parents ’ Using Javanese Language in Communicating with Their Spouse Frequency Percent Never
4 7,5 Sometimes 14 26,4 Valid
Often 20 37,7 Usually 15 28,3 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 8 that (66%) of the respondent select for often and usually. Only a small number of the respondents (33,9%) who chooses never, and sometimes. This condition shows that the parents had strong effort to maintain the Javanese language in communicating with their spouse.
4.7 Using Javanese Language to Communicate with Family
Table 9
Parents ’ Using Javanese Language in Communicating with Their FamilyFrequency Percent Valid Never 3 5,7 Sometimes
10 18,9 Often 29 54,7 Usually
9 17,0 Always 2 3,8 Total
53 100,0
Table 9 shows that the highest score (75.5%), of the respondents answer often, usually, and always. Only a small number of the respondents answer (24.6%) never, and sometimes. It can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts in maintaining Javanese language within their family. Parents teached their children to used Javanese language when they communicate with others member family.
4.8 Communicate with parents using Javanese Language Table 10 Parents ’ Using Javanese Language in Communicating with Their Parents
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 7 13,2 Sometimes 17 32,1 Often 17 32,1 Usually 8 15,1 Always 4 7,5 Total 53 100,0
Table 10 shows that the majority (54,7%) of the respondents choose often, usually, and always. There are only a small number of respondents who choose never, and sometimes (45,3%). From these results, it can be concluded that most of the parents had strong effort in using Javanese language to communicate with their parents in the daily comunication.
4.9 Ask the Children in Religion Activities that Use Javanese Language
Table 11
Parents ’ Efforts to Ask Their Children in Religious Activities (mass/service)
Which Uses Javanese Language
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 7 13,2 Sometimes 17 32,1 Often 17 32,1 Usually 8 15,1 Always 4 7,5 Total 53 100,0
Table 11 describes about parents effort to encourage their children to participate in the religious activities which uses Javanese language. Most of the respondents select often, usually, and always (54,7%). The rest of the respondents select never, and sometimes (45,3%). Based on these result it can be concluded that parents make a strong effort in encouraging their children to participate in the religious activities which uses Javanese language.
4.10 Praising the Children when Theyare Speaking in Javanese Language
Table 12
Parents ’ Praising Their Children When They are Speaking in Javanese
Language
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 12 22,6 Sometimes 19 35,8 Often 15 28,3 Usually 7 13,2 Total 53 100,0
It can be seen from Table 12 that the majority (41,5%) of the respondents choosesoften, and usually.While the rest of them (58,4%) chooses never, and sometimes. These resultsindicate thatparents had less efforts in appreciating their children when they communicating using Javanese language. Parents never know with praised their childrren when they are speaking in Javanese language can make their children maintain their heritage language.
4.11 Encourage sthe Children to Participate in Competition
Table 13
Parents ’ Encourage Their Children to Participate in Javanese Language
Speech Contest
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 17 32,1 Sometimes 18 34,0 Often 12 22,6 Usually 5 9,4 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
Table 13 describes parents effort to encourage their children to participate in the Javanese language speech contest. The majority of the participants choose often, usually, and always (33,9%). The other participants choose never, and sometimes (66,1%)
. The condition reveals that the parent’s effort to encourage their children to participate in the Javanese language speech contest is still a bit lacking.
4.12 Push the Children to join the Writing Competition
Table 14
Parents ’ Efforts to Pushing Their Children to Join in Javanese Language
Writing Competition
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 24 45,3 Sometimes 10 18,9 Often 15 28,3 Usually 4 7,5 Total 53 100,0
Table 14 shows that the parents efforts to push their children to join in Javanese language writing competition is still a bit lacking. This is indicated by the result mentioned above where most of the participants respond never, and sometimes (64,2%). Other participants respond often, and usually (35,8%). This condition could hamper the process of language maintenance.
4.13 Finding The Course for The Children
Table 15
Parent ’ Efforts to Finding Javanese Language Courses for Their ChildrenFrequency Percent Valid
Never 23 43,4 Sometimes 13 24,5 Often 9 17,0 Usually 8 15,1 Total 53 100,0
It can be seen from Table 15 that the majority of respondents select is never, and sometimes (67,9%). The rest of the participants select often, and usually (32,1%) It can be concluded that the parents efforts to find Javanese language courses for their children is not enough which could hamper the process of language maintenance.
4.14 Buying story books for the children to encourage the children to learn
about Javanese languageTable 16
Parents’ Efforts to Buy Javanese Story Books to Encourage the Children to
learn about Javanese Language
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 19 35,8 Sometimes 11 20,8 Often 15 28,3 Usually 7 13,2 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 16 that the percentage score in the participants’ answer is never, and sometimes (56,6
%). The other answers’ scores are; often, usually, and always (43,4%) sometimes. This is indicated that not all parents realize that buying Javanese story books could help in maintaining Javanese language.
4.15 Buying Javanese language film for the children
Table 17
Parents ’ Efforts to Buy Javanese Films to Encourage the Children to learnabout Javanese Language
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 27 50,9 Sometimes 9 17,0 Often 10 18,9 Usually 7 13,2 Total 53 100,0
It can be seen from Table 17 that the majority of the respondents choose never, and sometimes (67.9%). While, the other participants choose often, and usually (32.1%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had a less efforts to buy Javanese films to encourage the children to learn about Javanese Language.
4.16 Sending the children to the school that gives Javanese language lesson
Table 18
Parents ’ Efforts to send Their Children to the School that Teaches Them
Javanese Language Lessons
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 10 18,9 Sometimes 13 24,5 Often 11 20,8 Usually 18 34,0 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 18 that most of the participants’ select is often, usually, and always (56.7%)
. The other answers’ scores are; never, amd sometimes (43.4%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had a strong efforts to send or encourages their children to go to the school that teaches them Javanese language lessons.
4.17 Taking the children to the Javanese performances
Table 19
Parents ’ Efforts to take Their Children to the Javanese PerformancesFrequency Percent Valid
Never 4 7,5 Sometimes 21 39,6 Often 19 35,8 Usually 8 15,1 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 19 that the most of the participants’ are respond are often, usually, and always (52.8%). The other respond scores are; never, and sometimes (47.1%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to send or encourages their children to go Javanese performences. Because when they go to the Javanese performances they can learn about Javanese language and Javanese culture also.
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4.18 Encouraging the children to know more about Javanese story
Table 20
Parents ’ Efforts to Encourage Their Children to Know More about
Javanese Story
Frequency Percent Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 3 5,7 Often 32 60,4
Valid Usually 16 30,2 Always 1 1,9 Total 53 100,0
It can be seen from Table 20 that the majority of the respondents choose often, usually, and always (92,5%).While the other participants choose often, and ssometimes (7,6%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to encourage their children to know more about Javanese story.
4.19 Wanting the children to know more about Central of Java
Table 21
Parents ’ Efforts to Encourage Their Children to Know More about the
Central of Java
Frequency Percent Never 2 3,8 Sometimes 4 7,5 Often 23 43,4
Valid Usually 20 37,7 Always 4 7,5 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in T able 21 that the participants’ answer are often, usually, and always (88,6%). The other participants’ option for never, and sometimes (11,3%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to encourages their children to know more about Central of Java
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4.20 Wanting their children to marry Javanese people
Table 22
Parents ’ Efforts to Encourage Their Children to Marry Javanese PeopleFrequency Percent Never 3 5,7 Sometimes 1 1,9 Often 27 50,9
Valid Usually 13 24,5 Always 9 17,0 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 22 that the most s core in the participants’ respond are often, usually, and sometimes (92,4%). The respond scores arenever, and sometimes (7,6%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had less efforts to encourages their children to married with Javanese people.
4.21 Wanting the children to like Javanese food
Table 23
Parents ’ Efforts to Encourage Their Children to Like Javanese FoodFrequency Percent Valid
Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 3 5,7 Often 20 37,7 Usually 21 39,6 Always 8 15,1 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in T able 23 that the highest score in the participants’ answer are often, usually, and always (92,4%
%). The other answers’ scores are; never, and sometimes (7,6%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to send or encourages their children to go like the Javanese food. This is because they want their children to know more about Javanese food compared to other kind of food.
4.22 Celebrating the Javanese great days
Table 24
The Celebration of the Javanese Great Days in the Family
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 3 5,7 Sometimes 2 3,8 Often 26 49,1 Usually 17 32,1 Always 5 9,4 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in T able 24 that the highest score in the participants’ respond are often, usually, and always (90,6%). The other respond are never, and sometimes (9,5%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to encourages their children to celebrate Javanese great days in the family.
4.23 The parents ’ comfort to communicate in Javanese language
Table 25
Parents ’ Feeling Comfort to Communicate using Javanese LanguageFrequency Percent Valid
Sometimes 3 5,7 Often 26 49,1 Usually 17 32,1 Always 7 13,2 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in T able 25 that the highest score in the participants’ answer are often, usually, and always (94,4%). The other answers scores is sometimes (5,7%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents are quite comfortable in communicating using Javanese language. So parents can maintain Javanese language easily.
4.24 The Student Parents want the children to speak in Javanese language
Table 26
Parents ’ Efforts to Encourage Their Children to Speak Javanese LanguageFrequency Percent Valid
Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 1 1,9 Often 19 35,8 Usually 26 49,1 Always 6 11,3 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in T able 26 that the highest score in the participants’ answer are often, usually, and always (96,2%).
The other answers’ scores are never, and sometimes (3,8%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the parents had strong efforts to encourages their children to speak Javanese language. They used many ways to make their children can speak Javanese language fluently.
4.25 The Importance of the Children to Connect with People Who Speak in
Javanese languageTable 27
Parents’ Thought on the Importance of Their Children to Connect with
People Who Speaks Javanese Language
Frequency Percent Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 3 5,7 Often 18 34,0
Valid Usually 24 45,3 Always 7 13,2 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 27 that the highest score in the participants’ answer are often, usually, and always (92,5%)
. The other answers’ scores are never, and sometimes(7,6%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the students’ parents had strong efforts to encourages their children to connect with people who speak Javanese language.
This probably happened because students’ parents realized that the connection with people that used Javanese language, can helped to maintain Javanese language as a heritage language.
4.26 The Importance of Giving Javanese Names to Their Children
It can be seen from Table 28 that the majority of the respondents choose often, usually, and sometimes (92,4%) while the other participants choose never, and nesometimes (7,6%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the students’ parents had a sttrong efforts to give Javanese names to their children.
This probably because the parents think that with giving Javanese names to their children can save Javanese culture.
Table 28
Parents ’ Thought on the Importance of Giving Javanese Names to Their
Children
Frequency Percent Valid
Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 3 5,7 Often 27 50,9 Usually 17 32,1 Always 5 9,4 Total 53 100,0
4.27 The Importance of Students’ Abilities to Speak Javanese Language for The Future of Their Career
Table 29
Parents ’ Perceived Importance of Their Children to be Able to SpeakJavanese Language for Their Children Future Career
Frequency Percent Never 1 1,9 Sometimes 4 7,5 Often 26 49,1
Valid Usually 17 32,1 Always 5 9,4 Total 53 100,0
It is shown in Table 29 that the most participants’ options are often, usually, and always (90,6%). The other options never, and sometimes are (9,4%). Based on these results, it can be concluded that parents had perceived that being able to speak Javanese language is really important for their children future career.
This result aprroved if parents perceived that being able to speak foreign language such as English or Mandarin not really importance for their children future career compared to the Javanese language. They think that Javanese language also help them for ther children future career.