The
Implementation of Competence Based ELT for S1 Graduates Candidates to Foster
Professionalism
Margaretha Dinar Sitinjak
On the basis of teaching English
teachers need to refer to the national curriculum in which the aims of teaching
English, aspects and functions of English are stated briefly there. In 1994
curriculum, English is aimed at providing students with the four language
skills, viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, reading takes
the first priority since the students are expected to read and understand
English books. For this reason, the contents of English textbooks are still
focused on structure, vocabulary and texts. They hardly use English in their
daily lives. Beside functioning as a science, technology, and an
art, English can be a way of reaching the aims of economy & trade,
relationships among countries, social, culture & education, and career
development. Mastering English is an important requirement for individual,
society and Indonesian nation to be successful in facing the global challenges. In relation
to this, the government now has introduced Competence Based Curriculum
(henceforth CBC) to SLTP and SMU. Many seminars, workshops and trainings are
conducted to socialize it both nationally and regionally, and even locally.
Yet, it cannot completely reach remote areas where quite many schools are
actually operated. Put in other words, not all teachers of English have been
familiar with CBC.
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Sitinjak, M. D. (2003, August). The implementation of
competence based ELT for S1 graduate candidates to foster professionalism.
Paper presented at the NUESP [Network of University
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