IBAN Language in National Education: Issues and Challenges

Abstract

The Iban language subject is an additional subject or known as an ethnic language that is taught in primary and secondary schools. This study aims to examine the issues and challenges faced by teachers and students in the teaching and learning process of the Iban language subject in national education. The findings of the study show that there are issues and challenges faced by teachers and students in the teaching and learning of the Iban language, such as the influence of social media on student work, problems of poor understanding in literary learning, feelings of inferiority among Iban language teachers and learning methods. which is influenced by the Iban culture. Therefore, with the disclosure made in this study, it can help those who are directly and indirectly involved in the teaching and learning process of Iban language join hands to ensure that this ethnic subject develops in parallel with the position of other ethnic subjects in the national education system.