Online learning interaction discourse Indonesian for foreign speakers: The role of teachers in speaking turns on the online Indonesian language learning quality

Indonesians are starting to play a bigger role in international politics. Indonesian was formally acknowledged as an official language of UNESCO by the General Assembly in 2023. Improving the standard of Indonesian language education for non-native speakers (BIPA) is essential to maintaining and improving Indonesia's reputation internationally. As a result, BIPA has become a prominent and fascinating field of study. The goal of this research is to examine speech turns in the discourse of BIPA learning exchanges. Zoom sessions were used at PGRI Semarang University (UPGRIS) to conduct the case study virtually. The study utilised a blend of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, gathering data via interviews and observations conducted in the academic year of 2024. Interviews were conducted to find out more about research participants' nationality, age, academic background, linguistic proficiency, and motivation for learning Indonesian, while observations were used to collect data on speech discourse and its associated interactional components. The study concludes that turn-taking in BIPA interactions improves learning, and speaking chances are a useful tool. Students find BIPA learning more engaging when turn-taking and word count comparisons are varied.