ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IDENTITY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Abstract

In general, studies of English in Indonesia have focused on the difficulties and reasons people learn the language. Few studies have examined how EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students in Indonesia construct their identities based on their own life experiences. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the connection between students' identities and their English language proficiency. This study's examination questions include: What effect does a student's identity have on how well they can learn a new language? Additionally, how can language learning aid in identity reconstruction? In-depth interviews with two students with distinct identities are used in this study to collect data. The participants' motivation, the manner in which they were introduced to English as a foreign language, and the process of learning English as a second language are the primary subjects of this study.