Language use, language attitude, and identity: Perceptions of high school students attending an international school in Jakarta

This study explores the perceptions of high school students who attend an international in Jakarta towards language use, attitude, and identity. One hundred sixty-five aged between 15-18 years old participated this study. They were divided into three categories based on their nationalities, namely (1) Indonesian born raised Indonesia, (2) outside (3) non-Indonesian (expatriates) studying Indonesia. The data collected using a survey in-depth interviews. findings reveal that majority first second more comfortable with both oral written English rather than language. However, for expatriates third group, they could express themselves better when used Generally, attitude home was quite positive. need to speak (e.g., Korean, Hindi) gateway connect friends relatives did not English. As students’ identity, reveals although fluent English, felt strongly connected country birth. draws out pedagogical implication use as medium instruction can be critical, especially students, it may have impact loss