THE ROLE OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, GLOBALIZATION ERA, AND IN DEALING MEA (ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 2017)

Abstract

The development of Science and Technology and the Arts during the era of globalization, coupled with the inclusion of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), would greatly affect the influence on all aspects of human life bound together by culture. The purpose of this discussion is to provide insights that language as part of the cultural elements that have a role as a communication tool in the face of these conditions, including the role of Indonesian Language in the face of the three events. By using the language, the information can be understood and accepted based on its goals and objectives. In addition, the language is also used to convey something, an idea, a mindset, in order to others can understand what we want. Without any language (including Indonesian), science and technology probably cannot grow and thrive. Besides, Indonesian, in the cultural structure, has a position, function, and dual role as the roots and cultural products that also functions as a means of thinking and means of supporting the growth and development of science and technology. Without that similar role of language, science and technology will be hardly able to develop. The implication in the development of reasoning power is to make the language as an infrastructure of modern thinking. The advantages being humans compared with other creatures not only lies in the excess of mind, but also in language skills. Without the ability to speak, human beings can not develop their culture because without the ability to speak, there is no way to pass on the cultural values from one to the next generation. In addition, without the ability to speak, human can not think systematically and regularly.