Stymie patterns: The case of French-language learning in Indonesian universities

Learning languages is inevitably related to one’s learning culture and patterns. Despite the existence of different language strategies in Indonesia, students’ achievements general show unsatisfying facts. Several patterns have potential stymie foreign-language at particular educational levels. Those are accumulation a long traditions practices teaching foreign languages. This study examined French as two universities Indonesia. These institutions were selected based on their approaches language; one employs pedagogic approach, while other applies generalist approach. Data collected through in-depth interviews with nine students six lecturers, well observation four classes between March 2016 October 2017. The data subsequently analyzed didactic methodology. methodology was post structural paradigm an emphasis intertextuality interdiscoursivity. method implied approach discourse analyses referred perspective. Results from analysis showed that tended teach repetitive uniform most prominent technique rote memorization mnemonics, which permeated almost all aspects language. failure combine this stymied students' efforts learn