The Effectiveness of BIPA Learning at Students of Indonesian Concentration Department, Fatoni University, Thailand

This study aims to describe the effectiveness of learning Indonesian for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) at students of Indonesian Concentration Department, Fatoni University. The subjects of the study were the students of Indonesian Concentration Department. The data of this research were collected through questionnaire and test. The results showed that BIPA learning could be more effective in learning Indonesian in general. This could be proven from the questionnaire and tests taken by the students in which on speaking tests, students were better in communicating Indonesian; and in reading test, the students show increasingly in understanding text. The students also showed more capability in the making paragraph on the writing test as well as in listening test in which the students were able to understand fully what were said on the test. The research also noted that both students of Malay and Thai mother tongue /first language had better ability of those four skills of Indonesian. Meanwhile, the students who used to lived in Indonesia and Malaysia showed excellent skill in speaking and reading, while in writing and listening skill were categorised good.