WRITING PROBLEM IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE: JOURNAL OF TAIWAN BEGINNER BIPA STUDENT

Abstract

This study aims to determine the ability to write BIPA students from Taiwan at beginner level. Before attending BIPA learning, they experienced difficulties when writing. Based on the placement test, the results of their abilities are beginner level. This research needs to be done because of the increasing interest of Taiwanese students to learn Indonesian. By conducting research, it can provide reference materials in making curriculum, teaching materials, and materials for BIPA students from Taiwan for beginner level. In this study using a type of descriptive qualitative research that examines Taiwanese students who are studying BIPA at the Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, State University of Malang. The results of this study have found data that shows the writing ability of beginner-level BIPA students from Taiwan. Data shows that BIPA students from Taiwan have been able to write sentences using three structural variations, namely 1) S-P, 2) S-P-O, and 3) S-P – OK. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that BIPA students from Taiwan level beginners have the ability to write basic sentences with three different structures but the SP structure that is most understood and can be used in writing well. In addition, severalarise problem in the learning process, namely 1) the influence of the first language and 2) minimal mastery of the language structure.