Indonesia: Teachers of English urged to increase students` practical proficiency

[Francis Hult]

Antara News

 

Teachers of English urged to increase students` practical proficiency

 

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 studuents` competence in English but not their practical English skill," Arief Rachman said.

He said the teachers` tendency to only teach the mastery of English was seen in English-language examinations or tests which were entirely focused on grammar and vocabulary.

"The teachers should have stimulated the students` right brain by involving them in English-language composition and speech competitions," he said.

He said the teachers should play an important role in teaching practical English to their students.

 

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