ELT in Indonesia in the Context of English as a Global Language

 

 

Iwan Jazadi

 

 

This chapter reviews the issues associated with English language teaching (ELT) in Indonesian high schools as informed by current literature and observations on learning English as a global language. First, I will cover the development of ELT in this country since its independence. Next, I will discuss the international spread of English, in particular focusing on its availability in EFL settings. Then, I will discuss three implications of the global status of English for EFL classroom in Indonesia. As a result of the ubiquity of English outside the classrooms, learning materials can be relatively easily accessed and therefore learners should be encouraged to be more independent and responsible for their learning. Furthermore, as English can no more be associated with any particular group of speakers, a multicultural and transcultural approach to teaching English must be considered. Last, in conjunction with the two paradigm changes, curriculum and materials design can no more rely on one specific top-down teaching methodology, so flexibility and eclecticism should feature in the post-method era.

 

 

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Jazadi, I. (2004). ELT in Indonesia in the context of English as a global language. In B. Y. Cahyono & U. Widiati (Eds.), The tapestry of English language teaching and learning in Indonesia (pp. 1-15). Malang: State University of Malang Press.

 

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