The Role of Indonesian Language Teachers in Creative Industry-Led Learning

The industrial revolution encourages the emergence of creative industries due to the rapid development of information technology. Creativity, skills and talents are the main elements in the creative industry that can be integrated into learning to realize higher-quality education. Teachers can act as facilitators to stimulate students' creativity, skills, and talents through language learning so that they can be helpful in real life. The purpose of this study is to describe the role of Indonesian language teachers in learning that can maximize language competence as a supporter of the creative industry. The qualitative method is used in this research to collect data by conducting a literature study by analyzing various relevant sources, such as books and journals. Data were also collected by interviewing Indonesian language teachers in public and private high schools. Data analysis was done by reducing the data, analyzing it, and drawing conclusions. The result of this study is that the Indonesian language has the opportunity to support the creative industry so that it can encourage awareness of language preservation. Teachers also have obstacles when learning to improve students' language competence. Teachers also mentioned the support of the Indonesian language in the creative industry.