INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching

STUDENT LANGUAGE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF REGIONAL LANGUAGE AND INDONESIAN LANGUAGE AT INDRAPRASTA PGRI UNIVERSITY

Memmy Dwi Jayanti (Indraprasta Pgri University)
Siti Muharomah (Universitas Indraprasta PGRI)
Chadis (Universitas Indraprasta PGRI)
Ahmad Muzaki (Universitas Indraprasta PGRI)



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27 Apr 2026

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Students as an intellectual group have a strategic role in preserving the regional language and Indonesian language. The purpose of this research is to describe how students' language attitudes towards regional languages and Indonesian languages with sociolinguistic studies. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with a sociolinguistic approach. The data collection technique used a questionnaire based on Gavin & Mathiot (2010), data analysis on the use of language associated with a language that is actively used indicates that the language is chosen by the speaker. The research results show that students at Indraprasta PGRI University, Jakarta have a good language attitude. The attitude towards the regional language is to be proud, preserve, and maintain so that the regional language can be passed down to the next generation through the process of regional language transition. This is important considering that the symptoms of language extinction begin when children have used other languages as a means of communication both in the family environment and at school. Meanwhile, the attitude of students towards the use of the Indonesian language has a positive tendency with an attitude of loyalty, pride, and awareness of language norms that consider the importance of the existence of the Indonesian language

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INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching (ELT) focuses on various aspects of teaching and learning English as a second or foreign language. It covers innovative teaching methods, language skill development, teacher training, assessment practices, curriculum design, learner-centered ...