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Teachers’ Perception on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education Nurmaya, Krisma; Nida Husna
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v13i2.6502

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This study examines teachers’ perceptions of bilingualism and bilingual education in Indonesia, focusing on their conceptual understanding as well as perceived challenges and opportunities for implementation. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, data were collected through questionnaires from 16 teachers and in-depth interviews with five teachers across elementary, secondary, and inclusive education settings. The findings indicate that while teachers generally acknowledge the cognitive and social benefits of bilingualism, several barriers impede effective bilingual education. Notably, 68.8% of teachers identified inadequate training as a major challenge, and 62.6% pointed to limited instructional resources and curriculum misalignment. Despite these obstacles, teachers recognized substantial opportunities to strengthen bilingual education, including enhanced professional development, greater community involvement, and increased use of technology to support language learning. These insights underscore the need for targeted policy support and capacity-building initiatives to improve the quality and sustainability of bilingual education in Indonesia.
COHESION AND COHERENCE IN READING ACTIVITIES OF THE 2024 INDONESIAN EFL TEXTBOOK Nurmaya, Krisma; Hidayat, Didin Nuruddin; Husna, Nida
Jurnal Ilmiah Bina Bahasa Vol 18 No 2 (2025): Jurnal Ilmiah Bina Bahasa
Publisher : Direktorat Riset dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat, Universitas Bina Darma

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Given Indonesian students’ limited exposure to English outside the classroom, textbooks play a crucial role in shaping reading development. Therefore, this study examines the cohesion and coherence of the reading texts in the Bahasa Inggris Tingkat Lanjut: Let’s Elevate Our English (Edisi Revisi 2024) textbook for the XI graders. Using Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) framework, the analysis identifies grammatical cohesive devices, reference, and conjunctions across 12 narrative, analytical exposition, and hortatory exposition texts. Coherence was analyzed through van Dijk and Kintsch’s (1983) situation model, focusing on propositional structures, local and global coherence, and genre-based superstructures. Findings reveal clear genre-dependent patterns: narrative texts rely heavily on referential cohesion to track characters and events. Meanwhile, analytical and hortatory expositions rely predominantly on explicit conjunctions to construct logical and persuasive argumentation, highlighting the pedagogical importance of genre-based cohesion for classroom instruction. Most of the texts demonstrate strong global coherence through stable macrostructures and adherence to expected genre schemata. However, the predominance of surface-level cohesive markers, particularly in expository texts, suggests limited opportunities for developing learners’ inferential and higher-order comprehension skills. Overall, the textbook provides coherent and accessible discourse models for senior high school learners. Yet, it would benefit from more varied cohesion strategies and deeper conceptual linking to support advanced academic literacy.