Language Attitudes of Teacher Students Towards Indonesian

The language attitude of teaching students must be positive towards Indonesian, considering that Indonesian is the language of instruction that must be used at all levels of education. A positive language attitude is manifested by loyalty, pride, and language awareness. The research method used is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. This research was conducted using a research instrument in the form of questionnaires. The population of this study is all teacher training students in Indonesia, the research sample is 98 teacher training students from 8 universities in Indonesia. The results showed that most students had a positive language attitude. This is shown by the loyalty, pride, and awareness of speaking Indonesian. Of course, as a prospective teacher in any study program, it is necessary to be certified for language skills through UKBI as a step that can ensure the competence and language attitude of prospective teachers.