Should English be a Compulsory Subject in Primary Schools?

 

 

Lies Amin Lestari

 

 

In the Ministerial Decree of the Department of Education and Culture no 060/U/1993 it was stated that English could be introduced to the fourth grade students of primary school as a local content subject. As a result, English is now treated as inseparable from the school curriculum as many schools feel the needs as well as the must to teach it. The most current issue on English at primary school in Indonesia at present is whether English should be included as a compulsory subject in the curriculum. This article tries to discuss facts about young learners, the requirements needed for teaching English to young learners, and the practice of the teaching of English in primary schools which hopefully help answer the issue.

 

 

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Lestari, L. A. (2003). Should English be a compulsory subject in primary schools? Bahasa dan Seni, 31(2), 197-213.

 

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