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December 29th, 2008

When teachers don’t speak English

Indonesia: Effective foreign language learning in school requires the presence of a good teacher and textbook combined with appropriate methodology, suggests Jan E. Dormer in the Jakarta Post. Qualified English teachers are lacking in Indonesia, therefore, schools will often use teachers who have very limited English language skills. The textbook then becomes the only language […]

August 6th, 2008

Teachers of English urged to increase students ‘practical proficiency’ in Indonesia

Teachers of English in Indonesia should teach practical English rather than mastery of the language , educationist Prof Arief Rachman said here on Friday. “The shortcoming of teachers of English in Indonesia is that they only strive to increase their students` competence in English but not their practical English skill,” Arief Rachman said.
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