METHOD OF TEFL

 IS IT POSSIBLE FOR TEACHER TO USE ENGLISH WITHOUT USE MOTHER TONGUE IN TEACHING PROCESS?

Indonesia is a developing country that prepares the generation to have the standard of capabilities which possessed by other countries in the world. One of the skills is to master English as the foreign language. I will discuss about English teaching in Indonesia, related to the use of Direct Method. ‘Is it possible for the teachers in Indonesia to use full English in teaching without  the use of mother tongue at all? ‘.

Before we go to that point, let's find out what the direct method is.

Direct Method is the learning of language in a relevant setting. This method has one basic rule and ...

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THE COMPARISON BETWEEN 

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

The English-language magazines and newspapers are the media of information, and it will be interesting in comparing these kinds of reading material. Both of the print media information has differences and advantages. Let's compare it...

Magazines: e.g., Time International, Liberty, Forbes magazine, etc.

Newspapers: e.g., Jakarta Post, New York Post, The Guardian, etc

Newspapers are fresher in their content as compared to magazines. ...

METHOD OF TEFL

TEACHER VS NATIVE SPEAKER

Studying English in a country which not use it as a first language is not easy. If I have to choose to learn English to whom among teachers or native speakers, I will choose to study with the teachers. In this case, it must be understood that my aim to learn English is to be an English teacher, that's why, now I am studying at a university. The different goal will certainly influence the choice to learn to the teachers or native speakers. People who are often interact with foreign tourists and people who aspire to live abroad may choose native speakers to learn English because all they need is just able to speak fluently and easily understood.

A teacher must have an academic degree and requirements in teaching English or a graduate of a course having English as the major field of study in the academic years, and then this non-native speaker of English has the capability on delivering English lessons to the students to learn English.

A teacher must have been trained to teach English, and submit it to the disciples...