PENGARUH BUDAYA BAHASA PERTAMA DALAM PERKEMBANGAN BELAJAR BAHASA INDONESIA SEBAGAI BAHASA ASING: STUDI KASUS PADA PENUTUR BAHASA JEPANG

Culture is an integral element in a series of teaching and learning foreign languages, as well asIndonesian as a foreign language. First language culture that ingrained may give effect to the speakers when they learn foreign language. Sometimes the influence give a positive impact, butalso able to give negative impact that resulted in the progress of learning. In Japanese culture,"appreciate and respect to senior" is very important in establishing networks and maintainrelationships. This culture is always show in Japanese lives, not only in Japan but also in othercountry. This culture also adhere tightly when Japanese speakers learn Indonesian as a foreignlanguage in Indonesia. The respect between junior to senior and appreciate seniors often giveboth positive and negative impact in Indonesian language class. In the case of Japanesespeakers who learn in groups, we found several conditions that do not normally occur in aheterogeneous learner. In Japanese speakers language class, the interaction rarely occursnaturally because junior learner usually wait for senior learners say something, answerquestions or give feedback from teacher talk. Nevertheless, this condition caused learningprogress of senior learners increases. Senior learners have enough time to convey the idea sothat the learning progress increases. In addition, the motivation to learn the Indonesianlanguage as a foreign language do not change, even otherwise growing and their self-esteemwas awake