THE ROLE OF MALAY AS A LOCAL LANGUAGE IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
The use of learners' first language (L1) in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms has become an important issue in multilingual education. While English-only instruction has traditionally been promoted, contemporary research suggests that strategic use of local languages can facilitate second language acquisit...