The Relationship of Indonesian Language Learning with the Environment

Abstract

The use of language cannot be separated when socializing with the surrounding environment. Likewise in learning Indonesian, the environment is very influential in the student learning process. The relationship between the environment and learning Indonesian is very close and complementary to each other. According to Dardjowidjojo (in Ramadhan et al, 2019) children will naturally recognize language as a way of communicating with those around them. The first language known and subsequently mastered by a child is called the mother tongue (native language). Furthermore, Yogatama (in Ramadhan et al, 2019) said that the acquisition of the first language is closely related to the social development of children and the formation of social identity. Learning the first language is one of the overall developments of children as members of a society.