One Interesting thought:
    One Interesting thought:
           Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris Gagal Total      
                                                         
           Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris Gagal Total
   Media Indonesia - Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (06/11/2000 00:22 WIB): 
   Media Indonesia - Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (06/11/2000 00:22 WIB): 
     Prof Dr Abbas A Babib menilai pengajaran bahasa Inggris yang 
     Prof Dr Abbas A Babib menilai pengajaran bahasa Inggris yang 
     diterapkan di Indonesia gagal total karena kemampuan menulis, 
     diterapkan di Indonesia gagal total karena kemampuan menulis, 
     mendengar, dan berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris lulusan SLTA 
     mendengar, dan berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris lulusan SLTA 
     sama sekali tidak operasional. 
     sama sekali tidak operasional. 
         
         
        "Ini merupakan kerugian yang tak ternilai bagi 
        "Ini merupakan kerugian yang tak ternilai bagi 
     ketenagakerjaan dan perekonomian Indonesia. Padahal, di masa 
     ketenagakerjaan dan perekonomian Indonesia. Padahal, di masa 
     datang kemampuan bahasa Inggris tidak bisa ditawar lagi. 
     datang kemampuan bahasa Inggris tidak bisa ditawar lagi. 
     Akibat kegagalan ini, lulusan SLTA tidak kompetitif dalam dunia 
     Akibat kegagalan ini, lulusan SLTA tidak kompetitif dalam dunia 
     bisnis. Kondisi ini harus segera diatasi. Jika dibiarkan, kelak 
     bisnis. Kondisi ini harus segera diatasi. Jika dibiarkan, kelak 
     Indonesia makin tertinggal dibanding negara lainnya di Asia 
     Indonesia makin tertinggal dibanding negara lainnya di Asia 
     Tenggara," kata Abbas yang dosen Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, 
     Tenggara," kata Abbas yang dosen Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, 
     Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa), di Surabaya, Sabtu. 
     Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa), di Surabaya, Sabtu. 
                              
                              
   Teaching resources:
   Teaching resources:
    •All the sources of information 
      All the sources of information 
      about language and about 
      about language and about 
      teaching that we can refer to for 
      teaching that we can refer to for 
      help in lesson preparation
      help in lesson preparation
                           
                           
    Three important foreign 
    Three important foreign 
    language teaching 
    language teaching 
    determinants:
    determinants:
    •1. Appropriately-trained teachers
      1. Appropriately-trained teachers
    •2. Favorable public attitudes
      2. Favorable public attitudes
    •3. High quality materials
      3. High quality materials
                           
                           
    Authentic materials
    Authentic materials
    •i.e. the use in teaching of texts, 
      i.e. the use in teaching of texts, 
      photos, videos, and other teaching 
      photos, videos, and other teaching 
      resources that were not specially 
      resources that were not specially 
      prepared for pedagogical purposes.
      prepared for pedagogical purposes.
    •They contain authentic language and 
      They contain authentic language and 
      reflect real-world uses of language.
      reflect real-world uses of language.
                           
                           
    Authentic vs. Created 
    Authentic vs. Created 
    materials
    materials
    Authentic materials  pros and cons:
    Authentic materials  pros and cons:
    •1. Advantages: motivation, cultural 
      1. Advantages: motivation, cultural 
      information, real language exposure, 
      information, real language exposure, 
      creative approach to teaching
      creative approach to teaching
    •2. Weaknesses: may contain difficult 
      2. Weaknesses: may contain difficult 
      language and unneeded items, not 
      language and unneeded items, not 
      systematic 
      systematic