Teachers’ Perception of Language Policy in MAN 2 Model Medan

This research discussed about Teachers’ Perception of Language Policy in MAN 2 Model
Medan. Language is a critical tool that is used for the purposes of communication. It’s stated that
theory of Kaplan and Baldauf (2003). A language policy is a collection of ideas, laws,
regulations, rules, procedures, and practices designed to achieve a policy's goal. Through it,
researcher probe and elucidate teachers’ perception of language policy in MAN 2 Model Medan.
This research organized by using qualitative research design. Which stated by Robbin (2002) that
there are two types of perception, such as positive perception is an assessment individual to an
object or information with a positive view or as expected from the object that is perceived or
from existing rules. Meanwhile is negative perception is individual perceptions to certain objects
or information with negative views, contrary to what expected from the object that is perceived
or from existing rules. Teachers had positive perception of language policy in MAN 2 Model
Medan. Meanwhile, negative perception are not found in this research. The realization of English
language policy is in the outside of the class, all of student applied of mixing English and
Bahasa, in the classroom, English teachers made the rules of English language policy based on
the level of grade. For grade X students applied of mixing English and Bahasa. for grade XI and
XII students speak full English. This rules of English language policy in MAN 2 Model Medan
influenced by the principal.