<![CDATA[Abstract: A Contrastive Analysis of the Lio and Indonesian Languages and ItsImplementation in a Second Language Learning Method. This study aims toidentify linguistic characteristics of the Lio and Indonesian languages and employthem in a second language learning model. This study employed an R Dapproach consisting of two stages: linguistic characteristic identification andimplementation in a second language learning model. The data in the first stagewere collected through observations, discussions, and interviews. The contrastiveanalysis using the synchronic method was done to analyze them and those from thefocus group discussions were analyzed using the qualitative descriptive technique.The data from the second stage were analyzed using the quantitative technique.The results are as follows. First, both languages have similarities in terms of thephoneme system and phrase and sentence structures. Therefore, the students withthe Lio language and culture background find it easy to learn Indonesian in thebeginner stage. Second, both languages have similarities in phrase structure, i.e. HMand M-D, and in sentence structure, i.e. SVO. Third, because of such similarities,a contrastive learning model is appropriate for the Indonesian language learning inthe beginner stage for the students with the Lio language and culture background.Keywords: contrastive analysis, second language learning model]]>
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