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.