PENGUATAN PERAN ALIH KODE PENDIDIK SEBAGAI STRATEGI PEDAGOGIS DALAM MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN SISWA DI MTs NEGERI 3 KONAWE SELATAN
Abstract
Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis serta memperkuat peran alih kode yang digunakan oleh pendidik sebagai strategi pedagogis dalam meningkatkan pemahaman siswa di MTs Negeri 3 Konawe Selatan. Kegiatan ini dilatarbelakangi oleh pentingnya penggunaan strategi pembelajaran yang adaptif dan komunikatif dalam konteks pembelajaran bilingual, khususnya pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui dokumentasi selama pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran. Subjek kegiatan meliputi guru Bahasa Inggris dan siswa kelas VIII yang terlibat secara aktif dalam proses pembelajaran. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan alih kode dalam pembelajaran muncul dalam beberapa bentuk, yaitu inter-sentential switching, intra-sentential switching, dan code mixing. Penerapan alih kode terbukti memiliki berbagai fungsi penting, antara lain untuk memperjelas konsep pembelajaran yang sulit dipahami, meningkatkan efisiensi dalam penyampaian materi, membantu pengelolaan kelas, serta mendorong interaksi yang lebih aktif antara guru dan siswa. Selain itu, penggunaan alih kode juga memberikan dampak positif terhadap suasana pembelajaran yang lebih inklusif dan responsif terhadap kebutuhan siswa. Evaluasi kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa 90% siswa aktif berpartisipasi dalam proses pembelajaran, 85% mengalami peningkatan pemahaman terhadap materi yang diajarkan, 80% menunjukkan peningkatan rasa percaya diri dalam merespons pertanyaan atau instruksi, dan 78% mengalami peningkatan keterlibatan dalam diskusi kelas. Temuan ini mengindikasikan bahwa alih kode tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai alat komunikasi, tetapi juga sebagai strategi pedagogis yang efektif dalam mendukung pembelajaran yang komunikatif, interaktif, dan berpusat pada siswa. Dengan demikian, penggunaan alih kode dapat direkomendasikan sebagai salah satu pendekatan pembelajaran yang relevan dalam konteks pendidikan bilingual untuk meningkatkan kualitas pemahaman siswa.
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