Indonesian Of English? EFL Student Teachers' Preference And Perception On The Languange Use In The Clasroom

Main Author: Eddy Haryanto
Format: Journal
Terbitan: FITK UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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  • The purposes of this research were to investigate learnes' perception in teaching English using Bahasa and English , learners' preference for language use as the medium of instruction, and subjects that can be taught by using Bahasa. The participants were 57 EFL learners in the fourth semester at a university in Jambi Province, Indonesia. This research was designed in mix method by distributing a questionnaire and conducting a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) as the data collection techniques. The findings showed that the students were exited to have English as the medium of instruction in their classroom. However, they also welcome the L1 (Bahasa Indonesia). In addition, the learners preferred to have English as the medium of insturction in their English classroom. In view of this, the use of both their L1 and L2 should be balanced. Moreover, concerning the subjects taught, the use learners need the use of English especially in the listening and Speaking classrooms.