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Auliya Rahmawati

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Inffective Bilingual, Dual Language as the Solution

According to the latest research results, the system of bilingual education in Indonesia as long as it is less effective, because it ignores the Indonesian Language. Its impact will be felt when the child goes into a higher level of education. Dr. David Freeman, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, and Dr. Yvonne Freeman, Professor of Bilingual Education from the United States, reveals the results of his research on bilingual education, which put more emphasis on the use of foreign languages in school. According to Freeman's mastery of a foreign language is important, but not to ignore the first language or mother tongue children, in this case the Indonesian Language.

It is delivered by the husband-wife of Freeman in the seminar organized by the school of High/Scope Indonesia regarding ' Dual Language, Theory and Effective Program ', Wednesday, 13rd May. This Seminar was held in order to commemorate National Education Day. In the seminar also explained the results of research of Thomas Collier 1997 against students in the United States. Children education initially using the first language (English Language) have a higher academic level compared with other children who initially used a foreign language education (Spain).Realizing the importance of first language in addition to the language of the United Kingdom, the Dual Language program is regarded as the solution of problems faced by children will be academic in his future. Dual Language Program refers to the program additive, namely aligning the first use of language and a foreign language.

It is closely connected with the formation of the concept of the early academic children. Children who have a strong academic concepts in his first language, can have a good academic ability in a foreign language. But in contrast, children who are not strong in his first academic concepts, nor they have strong academic skills in both languages. It's still linked with research Freeman in Washington, United States, shows that children who are running a Dual Language program, where strong academic ability, in his first language or a foreign language, a more successful and high paid when working in companies.

According to Antarina S. F Amir, Managing Director of Indonesia's High School/Scope, in practice the Dual Language program, teaching system using two languages. There are subjects which use Indonesian Language and there are subjects who used the language of the English Language. Then in a review, preview view, and using other languages. Application of Dual Language other way is by setting the ' Language of The Day ' interchangeably between the English LAnguage and Indonesian Language. Thus the child understand the concept well in Indonesian Language, and the English Language. Indonesia-speaking son ability is honed.

Until recently, Indonesia's High School/Scope is the first school in Indonesia using the Dual Language program. According to Antarina, this program has been carried out over the past two years, but the result is still yet to be seen. "Most schools are trying to run this program and fail are those who couldn't patient in the test Dual Language in school. It takes patience, because the results may be seen just four years later, depending on each child, "said Antarina.