Learners’ ideal L2 self and self-perceived communicative competence : a study of Chinese L2 learners of Indonesian

Septi Subekti, Adaninggar (author), Susyetina, Arida (author), Rawit Sapanti, Intan (author)

Despite the growing popularity of the Indonesian language among non-Indonesians and the abundance of research on individual differences in second/foreign language (L2) learning, there is a scarcity of studies investigating the role of individual difference factors among learners of BIPA (Indonesian Language for Foreign Speakers). The present study intends to examine BIPA learners’ Ideal L2 Self (IL2S) and Self-Perceived Communicative Competence (SPCC) in the Indonesian language. It also seeks to investigate how the learners’ IL2S influenced their SPCC. To achieve this, the study examined a group of BIPA learners from China. Using a survey method with paper-based questionnaires, this study found that the participants reported high levels of both IL2S and SPCC. The high IL2S level could be attributed to the possibility that these learners were high-achieving, considering they had been shortlisted for a BIPA programme in Indonesia, and that they perceived Indonesian as a relatively easy language to learn. The high SPCC level may be attributed to the learners’ having specific goals in learning the language and to the Indonesian language exposure they gained during their immersive BIPA programme. This study also found that the participants’ IL2S significantly predicted their SPCC, explaining 42.8% of the total variance in their SPCC. The pedagogical implications include enhancing the relevance of BIPA courses to aid the development of learners’ IL2S, which may lead to a more positive perception of communicative competence in the language. This study could provide an overview of BIPA learners’ IL2S and SPCC. It may prepare the ground for further relevant studies on the roles of these two affective factors in the L2 learning of the Indonesian language.

• Language: English
• Keywords: BIPA (Indonesian Language for Foreign/non-Indonesian Speakers), Ideal L2 Self (IL2S), Self-Perceived Communicative Competence (SPCC), second language (L2(
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 26.12.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 67-83
• Numbering: Letn. 17, št. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-179062
• UDC: 811.621.25'243:37.091.3(510)
• ISSN on article: 2350-4269
• DOI: 10.4312/vestnik.17.67-83
• COBISS.SI-ID: 267302659
• Publication date in RUL: 04.02.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Vestnik za tuje jezike = Journal for foreign languages
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2350-4269
• COBISS.SI-ID: 269600256

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Učenčev idealni jaz v drugem jeziku in dojemanje lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc : primer kitajskih učencev indonezijskega jezika kot drugega jezika

Abstract

Kljub vse večji priljubljenosti indonezijskega jezika med Neindonezijci in številnim raziskavam o posameznih razlikah pri učenju drugega/tujega jezika (J2) je raziskav o vlogi dejavnikov posameznih razlik med učenci BIPA (indonezijskega jezika za tuje govorce) zelo malo. Namen prispevka je proučiti idealni jaz v drugem jeziku (IJJ2) in dojemanje lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc (DLKK) pri učencih BIPA ter ugotoviti, kako učenčev IJJ2 vpliva na njegovo dojemanje lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc. V ta namen smo analizirali skupino kitajskih učencev BIPA. Ti so v papirnatih vprašalnikih svoj IJJ2 in DLKK ocenili z visoko oceno. Visoka ocena IJJ2 bi lahko bila posledica uspeha anketirancev, saj so bili izbrani za program BIPA v Indoneziji; poleg tega so anketiranci indonezijski jezik dojemali kot relativno enostaven. Visoko oceno DLKK je mogoče pripisati temu, da so si anketiranci pri učenju jezika postavili določene cilje in da so bili v času programa BIPA izpostavljeni indonezijskemu jeziku. Rezultati raziskave kažejo tudi, da učenčev IJJ2 pomembno vpliva na njegovo dojemanje lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc, kar je vzrok za 42,8-odstotno varianco v ocenah DLKK. Ti izsledki lahko pripomorejo k izboljšanju pedagoškega dela s povečanjem relevantnosti tečajev BIPA za še boljši razvoj učenčevega IJJ2, kar lahko vodi k bolj pozitivnemu dojemanju lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc. Prispevek ponuja pregled IJJ2 in DLKK pri učencih BIPA; kot tak je lahko podlaga za nadaljnje raziskave o vlogi obeh afektivnih dejavnikov pri učenju indonezijskega jezika kot drugega jezika.

• Keywords: BIPA (indonezijski jezik za tuje/neindonezijske govorce), idealni jaz v drugem jeziku (IJJ2), dojemanje lastnih komunikacijskih kompetenc (DLKK), drugi jezik (J2)