Competence Based
EFL Teaching Using CTL Approach to SLTP Learners
Margaretha Dinar Sitinjak
On the basis of teaching English, teachers need to refer to the national curriculum on 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.
Besides 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) for EFL Teaching 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, October). Competence based EFL teachingusing CTL approach to SLTP learners. Paper
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