STYMIE PATTERNS: THE CASE OF FRENCH-LANGUAGE LEARNING IN INDONESIAN UNIVERSITIES
Penulis/Author
Dr. Merry Andriani, S.S., M.L.C.S. (1); Prof. Dr. Wening Udasmoro, S.S., M.Hum., DEA (2); Roberta Salzano (3); Tri Indri Hardini (4)
Tanggal/Date
2022
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
Learning languages is inevitably related to one’s learning culture and patterns. Despite the
existence of different language learning strategies in Indonesia, students’ achievements, in
general, show unsatisfying facts. Several learning patterns have the potential to stymie foreignlanguage learning at particular educational levels. Those learning patterns are the accumulation
of long traditions and practices in teaching and learning foreign languages. This study examined
the practices of teaching and learning French as a foreign language at two universities in
Indonesia. These institutions were selected based on their approaches to teaching and learning
the language; one employs a pedagogic approach, while the other applies a generalist approach.
Data were collected through in-depth interviews with nine students and six lecturers, as well as
observation of four classes between March 2016 and October 2017. The data were subsequently
selected and analyzed with a didactic of foreign language methodology. The methodology was
based on a post-structural paradigm with an emphasis on intertextuality and interdiscursivity.
This method implied the approach to discourse analyses referred to as the French perspective.
Results from the analysis showed that the universities tended to teach French with a repetitive
and uniform approach. The most prominent didactic technique was rote memorization through
mnemonics, which permeated almost all aspects of learning the foreign language. The failure to
combine this technique with other learning strategies stymied students' efforts to learn the
language.
Rumpun Ilmu
Sastra (dan Bahasa) Perancis
Bahasa Asli/Original Language
English
Level
Internasional
Status
Dokumen Karya
No
Judul
Tipe Dokumen
Aksi
1
Stymie patterns - The case of French language learning in Indonesian universities - Merry Andriani - Wening Udasmoro.pdf
