Indonesia: Teachers lack English language skills

Francis Hult francis.hult at utsa.edu
Thu Jun 11 18:00:20 UTC 2009


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Teachers lack English language skills
The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Wed, 06/10/2009 1:01 PM

Teachers in Jakarta may not be ready to take up the challenge of
teaching subjects in English, as stipulated by a current government
policy that requires every province to have at least one
international-standard school. "Some teachers still struggle to teach
the English language in English, let alone teach other subjects using
the language," Itje Chodidjah, the British Council's educational
advisor said on the sidelines of a symposium on bilingual education,
which was attended by representatives of 10 countries.  In 2006, the
government introduced the English Bilingual Education (EBE) policy and
designated 112 schools to start pilot programs in English.

Full story:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/10/teachers-lack-english-language-skills.html


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