Digital Parenting as A Predictor of Second Language Acquisition in Children

Lucky Ade Sessiani, Alya Lupita Dewanti, Anisatun Niswah

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Technology access and digital media exposure allows children to develop skills using a second or foreign language. On the other hand, as part of children's daily lives, parents need digital parenting to ensure the benefits of technology and digital media for children's development. This study aims to empirically test the role of digital parenting in determining second language acquisition in children. A total of 175 parents with children aged 4-9 years were involved in this research. Convenience sampling was carried out by distributing research instruments to the parent community of kindergarten and elementary school students. Simple linear regression statistical analysis shows a significance level of 0.000 (p<0.05) which means that there is a significant influence between second language acquisition in children and digital parenting. Parents play an important role in implementing parenting that supports children's language development while paying attention to the proportional use of technology and digital media.

Akses teknologi dan paparan media digital memungkinkan anak-anak mengembangkan keterampilan menggunakan bahasa kedua atau bahasa asing. Di sisi lain, sebagai bagian dari kehidupan anak sehari-hari, orangtua membutuhkan pengasuhan digital untuk memastikan kebermanfaatan teknologi dan media digital bagi perkembangan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji secara empiris peran pengasuhan digital dalam menentukan pemerolehan bahasa kedua pada anak-anak. Sejumlah 175 orangtua yang memiliki anak berusia 4-9 tahun terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara convenience dengan menyebarkan instrumen penelitian pada komunitas orangtua siswa TK dan SD. Analisis statistik regresi linier sederhana menunjukkan taraf signifikansi 0,000 (p<0,05) yang berarti bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara pemerolehan bahasa kedua pada anak-anak dan pengasuhan digital. Orangtua berperan penting dalam menerapkan pengasuhan yang mendukung perkembangan bahasa anak sekaligus memperhatikan penggunaan teknologi dan media digital yang proporsional.

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Digital Parenting, Second Language Acquisition, Child Language Acquisition, Bilingualism

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