Cross-linguistic Perspective in English Language Teaching in Indonesia

Oktavianti, Ikmi Nur Cross-linguistic Perspective in English Language Teaching in Indonesia. In: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON MULTI CULTURAL EDUCATION, 24 - 26 Maret 2014, AHMAD DAHLAN UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

Teaching a language does not necessarily refer to the methods, but it is also important to put concern on the language itself. In fact, language teachers (or lecturers) mostly focus on ‘how to teach’ rather than ‘what to teach’. It can be seen from the minimum number of linguistic subjects offered in an English education department. It is, nevertheless, important to bear in mind that by having comprehensive and holistic understanding on language (‘what to teach’), teacher will be able to deliver not only list of rules or vocabulary, but also the insights behind the rules. Learners are not treated as machines, but as rationale automata. Linguistic theories therefore are important, let alone in the teaching of foreign language as English in Indonesia. This circumstance requires sufficient knowledge of cross-linguistic perspective of the language teacher (English and Indonesian) to accommodate the language teaching. Based on the explanation, thus this paper aims to describe the implementation and the benefits of linguistic typology—the subfield of linguistics dealing with cross-linguistic perspective—in English language teaching in Indonesia to re-emphasize the position of language teaching as one of the subfields of linguistics.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisi / Prodi:	Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan) > S1-English Education (S1-Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris)
Depositing User:	Dr. Ikmi Nur Oktavianti
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2015 07:01
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2015 07:01
URI:	http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/2519

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