PROSES PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA BERBASIS MANAJEMEN KELAS BAGI PENUTUR ASING (BIPA) PROGRAM DARMASISWA (Penelitian Kualitatif Deskriptif Program BIPA Darmasiswa di UPT BALAI BAHASA UPI)

Abstract

The study concerns the investigation of class management in the process of
Indonesian as a Foreign Language (IAFL) learning in Darmasiswa program.
It is conducted in order to explore class management of IAFL program, from
planning, organizing, implementing, to evaluating process. It is also to describe
obstacles and solutions taken in the process of class management. The study
was carried out in the Language Center of Indonesia University of Education,
involving two IAFL teachers, two IAFL students, one IAFL coordinator
and one staff of university International Office. By employing three types of
instruments, including observation, interview and document study, this study
found that in general, Darmasiswa program in the Language Center of UPI
is well managed. It can be seen from several aspects; (1) Well-organized plan
involving all management aspects, (2) A clear organization between the tasks
done by International Office, Coordinator (management and teaching program,
and Teacher in the center (class management and class teaching learning); and
(3) Teacher’s skills in managing class, viewed from the way opening the class,
embracing the students coming from different culture and with different paces in
one level, using varying methods and techniques, evaluating, making use of and optimizing the existing facilities, as well as overcoming obstacles using good efforts have been proven to result in a good class management.