ANALYZING THE STRUCTURE OF THE USE OF INDONESIAN AND ENGLISH IN THE CONTEXT OF LEARNING IN CLASS VII PRIVATE CATHOLIC SMP TRISAKTI 1 MEDAN

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the structure and use of Indonesian and English in the learning of grade VII of Trisakti 1 Catholic Private Junior High School Medan. With a qualitative descriptive approach, this study involved two language teachers, namely an Indonesian teacher and an English teacher, who taught students in grade VII. The results showed that differences in language structure, such as tenses in English and sentence structure in Indonesian, affected the way students understood the subject matter. In addition, the use of everyday language by students is also important in learning. A tailored approach is needed to enable students to understand both languages well in language learning. This study shows how important training and an integrated approach between the two languages is in the educational process.