BAHASA JAWA SEBAGAI BAHASA IBU DALAM INTERAKSI AKADEMIK: KAJIAN SOSIOLINGUISTIK DI PROGRAM STUDI SASTRA INDONESIA FAKULTAS BAHASA, SENI DAN BUDAYA, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

This study aims to describe the use of Javanese as a mother tongue in academic interactions in the Indonesian Literature Study Program, Fakultas Bahasa, Seni, dan Budaya, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, which includes: (1) the mother tongue as a representation of identity and academic communication ethics; (2) the mother tongue as a pedagogical strategy; (3) challenges faced by the mother tongue in the era of digital modernization; and (4) opportunities for preserving the mother tongue in academic settings. This study examines lecturers’ and students; utterances that reflect the use of Javanese as a mother tongue in classroom interactions, either as a single language or in the form of code-switching and code-mixing with Indonesian and foreign languages. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach with a sociolinguistic perspective. The data consist of spoken utterances collected through observation using tapping techniques, participant observation, and audio recording, the collected data were then transcribed and analyzed thematically based on the contect of the utterances. The results of the study indicate the following. First, Javanese as a mother tingues is used in academic interactions as a representation of identity and academic communication ethics bertween lecturers and students. Second, the use of Javanese also functions as a pedagogical strategy, particularly in explaining learning materials, providing emphasis and evaltuation, and creating a communicative learning atmoshphere. Third, the use of javanese faces challenges in the era of digital modernization, such as the dominance of educational also has opportunities for preservation through the habituation of contextual language use in academic settings.
Keywords: Academic interaction, Digital modernization, Javaneze Modernization, Mother Tongue, Sociolinguistic.