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Integrating Local Wisdom and Technology to Foster Language Competence: A Study on Sasirangan-Based Learning in High Schools
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A wide range of strategies in English language teaching has been undertaken, such as the integration of local wisdom. This study aims at exploring the interrelationships between environmental literacy, critical thinking and problem solving, and technology integration within local-wisdom-based English language learning. Six constructs were generated, including Environmental System Interaction, Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving, Value and Pro-Environmental Behavior, Sasirangan Value Integration, Technology Integration, and Learning Competence. This study employed a quantitative cross-sectional design. The researchers distributed a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire using Google Forms to 748 senior high school students in South Borneo. The data was analyzed by using partial least squares structural equation modeling version 4. The statistical results supported seven proposed hypotheses, but two hypotheses are not significantly different. The findings indicate that Sasirangan value integration is beneficial towards language competence, and other variables such as critical thinking and problem-solving and pro-environmental behavior provide a substantial influence on technology integration and Sasirangan value integration. The significance of the cultural contextualization of language learning shows that local wisdom is a noteworthy approach to enabling the students to be increasingly engaged, increasingly cultural, and even more likely to enhance their learning experience.
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Keywords
Integration; Language Competence; Local Wisdom; Sasirangan; Technology
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Funding
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia for the national competitive funding under the Directorate of Research and Community Service, Directorate General of Research and Development in the 2025 Fiscal Year, No SP DIPA 139.04.1.1693320/2025, on July 14th, 2025 under the Fundamental Research Grant. Our sincere gratitude also goes to Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin, Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Education Office of South Kalimantan, and all parties involved in this study.
CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement
Rizky Amelia: Conceptualization, Funding Acquisition, Supervision, and Original Draft
Siti Kustini: Methodology, Original Draft, Review, and Editing
Novita Triana: Investigation, Resources, Validation, and Original Draft
Heldiansyah Heldiansyah: Data Curation and Software
Heppy Mutammimah: Validation and Formal Analysis
Hasanah Hasanah: Software and Investigation
Nur Maulidah: Validation and Investigation
David Christian Pardede: Resources and Software
Generative AI Use Disclosure Statement
The authors declare that ChatGPT was used for brainstorming ideas at the beginning of drafting the discussion. The final manuscript was reviewed and revised by the authors.
Ethics Declarations
World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki–Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants
We hereby confirm that our study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki. We sent a permission letter to the South Borneo Provincial Office of Education and Culture, Indonesia, to conduct the study, and we also sent the letter to each headmaster in the schools involved in this study. In the instrument, we included the informed consent so that they were fully informed of the objectives, procedures, risks, and benefits of the research. We affirm that the rights, dignity, and well-being of the participants were respected in the processes of this present study.
Competing Interests
No, there are no conflicting interests.
Data Availability
Data are available upon request from the corresponding author.