TEACHING INDONESIAN FOR IMMIGRANTS IN KUPANG

Abstract

Second language acquisition (SLA) is the study on how learners create a new
language system with only limited exposure to a second language. Also, SLA can be
viewed from the two perspectives such as: First, a study of individual or group who
learns a language; Second, a study on the process of learning the second language by
an individual. This study aimed to find the teaching of Indonesian for immigrants in
Kupang. It was conducted in Kupang, and the data were collected from two teachers
selected as key informants. The researcher collected the data by using Techniques
observation and interview. The result shows that the teaching Indonesian runs plainly.
It is caused by three major things namely time allocation, lack of encouraging materials
and less frequency and duration of teaching. The result also reveals that the social
interaction made by immigrants is hampered by limited contact with native speakers of
Indonesian whether in or out rudenim.