Students’ Perception on the Use of Mixed Language in Teaching English Department Students at Halu Oleo University

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the students' perceptions on the use of mixed language in teaching English at English Study Program of Halu Oleo University. This study used a qualitative design to analyze all perceptions conveyed by the students. The population of this study was all the students of English Study Program in the 2020 academic year. The sample was all the students in class B (36 students). The technique of data sampling used in this study was the purposive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a closed-ended questionnaire in which divided into three aspects namely students' views on the use of mixed language in teaching English, students' views on the use of mixed language and its effect on their emotional state, and students' views on the use of mixed language and its impact on teaching English. The data were analyzed descriptively, using qualitative methods to explain students' answers to the questionnaire. The result showed that in the first aspect, the mean score was 3.41, 3.19, and 3.08 in which all the items were in the positive category. Then, the mean score in the second aspect was 3.33, 3.25, and 2.80 in which all the items were in the positive category. And the mean score for the last aspect was 3.58, 3.30, 3.13, 3.13, 3.25, 3.22, 3.05, and 3.00 in which all the items were also in the positive category. Thus, the finding showed that students had positive perceptions on the use of mixed language in teaching English.