Abstract:
This paper discusses the use of Arabic among Milinial parents in early childhood
care. This study looked at the femomena of arabic use in early childhood by
motivated parents and expecting their child to be bilingual and where the child
became part of the group‟s culture. Language is the main medium used in the
formation and delivery of cultural meanings and language is a tool and medium used
to shape knowledge about the individual and the social world. Language is also
related to the arena in which habitus is formed and internalized in language as
capital in the form of social practice both consciously and unconsciously using
language that has been conceived. It even uses a foreign language to make the
individual look different from others and more modern. This research is a qualitative
research with a phenomenological approach in analyzing the data obtained. The
data collection technique in this study used interviews with millennial families in the
upbringing and use of Arabic in early childhood in Pontianak City. This study was
conducted to identify phenomena that occur in the millennial family environment in
Pontianak City and collect data related to the use of Arabic in early childhood.
Furthermore, the author analyzes the data obtained from the data set through the
scientific discipline of phenomenology.
