THE USE OF MANDARESE AS MOTHER TONGUE IN ENGLISH LEARNING

Abstract

In this research, the researcher found that teachers and students at MA Nuhiyah Pambusuang still often use Mandarese in the English learning process. Most students find English difficult to learn. Therefore, some teachers use their mother tongue in English learning so that students can better understand the material taught. This research aims to find out in what situations teachers use Mandarese in English learning and what are the students' perceptions of the use of Mandarese in English learning. The subjects of this research were teachers and students of MA Nuhiyah Pambusuang. The participants were taken using purposive sampling technique consisting of 11 students and 1 teacher. Knowing the situation of the teacher and students' perceptions of English learning can help teachers to develop effective learning strategies for students. Data were collected through observation and interviews. Based on the findings and discussion in this research, the situation of teachers using Mandarese in learning English there are several situations, which are giving explanations, checking understanding, providing motivation, giving instructions, and making jokes. Meanwhile, students' perceptions are divided into two aspects. The first aspect, the use of Mandarese in learning English results in students choosing to use Mandarese to give explanations when students do not understand the material, give instructions, and make jokes. As for the second aspect, Mandarese is not eliminated because it helps students to give detailed explanations, makes it easier to understand the explanation of composing sentences, makes students feel comfortable, and makes it easier to understand the material quickly. In addition, Mandarese should be limited because it can make students dependent which can slow down their mastery of English and lack knowledge of English.