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LEARNING STRATEGIES OF PIBBI PARTICIPANTS IN LEARNING
INDONESIAN

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Christiana Martha Dewi
112007094

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012

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LEARNING STRATEGIES OF PIBBI PARTICIPANTS IN LEARNING
INDONESIAN

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Christiana Martha Dewi
112007094

Approved by:

Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A

C.M.T. Fanny Novita. A, MA. ELT

Supervisor

Examiner

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LEARNING STRATEGIES OF PIBBI PARTICIPANTS IN LEARNING

INDONESIAN
Christiana Martha Dewi
112007094

Abstract
This study is about the learning strategies used by PIBBI participants who learned
Indonesian in Language Training Center of Satya Wacana Christian University. It aimed at
finding learning strategies used by these PIBBI participants. As the participants of this study, 11
foreigners of the PIBBI students were chosen. In order to collect the data, a questionnaire was
given to the participants. This questionnaire was adapted from Oxford‟s Strategy Inventory
Language Learning. The participants of the study were asked to fill in the questionnaire and
choose the option that was suitable. All the data were gathered, then compiled in tables to make
it easier to read the participants‟ responses. The diagrams were drawn based on the result seen in
the tables. The results of this study show that the PIBBI participants used various learning
strategies. Besides, they also showed different reasons for choosing the learning strategy used.
Key word: learning strategies, learning Indonesian, PIBBI.

Introduction

PIBBI (Program Intensif Bahasa dan Budaya Indonesia) which is held by the Language

Training Center (LTC) of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, is an intensive course on
Indonesian Language and culture. It is a language program for foreigners from any country to
study Indonesian language and its culture at Satya Wacana.
In learning Indonesian, as everyone needs learning strategies, PIBBI participants also
need them to deal with their learning process. There are some definitions about Learning
Strategies. According to Oxford (1990), learning strategies are defined as behaviors, steps,
operations, or technique, employed by learner to facilitate the acquisition, storage, retrieval and
use information. This definition explains that learning strategy is a method that helps learner to

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