KETERKAITAN ANTARA LINGKUNGAN DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR MAHASISWA ASING DI KELAS BAHASA INDONESIA PADA PROGRAM INTERNASIONAL GOBALI UNIVERSITAS UDAYANA

Abstract

This reseach aims at finding out the motivation of foreign students in learning Indonesian in the International GoBali program at Udayana University, describing the factors that influence their learning motivation, and analyzing the relationship between learning motivation and the environment. This study involved foreign students and instructors in four Indonesian Language classrooms at the international GoBali program at Udayana University. Quantitative and qualitative methods with survey techniques, classroom observations and interviews were used in collecting data. The results show that the students motivation in learning Bahasa Indonesia is relatively low; the factors that influence their learning motivation are depending on some points namely their reasons of visiting Bali and studying at GoBali program, Bahasa Indonesia is a compulsory course, how Bahasa Indonesia will support their carrier, and the advantages of using it while they are in Bali; and the environment (Bali) has given an advantages for the Bahasa Indonesia learning as the students are more motivated to learn it for their daily activities in Bali.