ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DIPLOMACY IN DISRUPTION ERA THROUGH INDONESIAN FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE TEACHER ASSIGNMENT OVERSEAS

This study represented about the benefit of learning of Indonesian for Speakers of Other Language (BIPA) in disruption era, particularly for Indonesian economic and politics. However, one of the purposes of BIPA Learning was diplomacy such as cultural, tourism, or political diplomacy. Thus, Indonesian for Speakers of Other Language (BIPA) learning could be used as a way to introduce Indonesian economic and politics dimensions. This study used qualitative descriptive methodology approach. The data were collected via observation method and other advanced techniques. There were many interesting results from this research i.e. 1) how to deal an economic diplomacy in disruption era through BIPA Learning; 2) how to deal a political diplomacy in disruption era through BIPA Learning; 3) teacher’s strategy of diplomacy in the overseas to increase Indonesian economic and politics; and 4) the advantages of BIPA teacher assignment to the overseas in disruption era. This study argue that BIPA had a great chance to increase and improve Indonesia’s diplomacy quality. BIPA teacher assignment to the overseas also gave a big benefit for Indonesian economy, politics, culture, tourism, etc. However, BIPA Learning became a cultural diplomacy process among Indonesia and other countries in the world