The challenges of English Language Teaching in Indonesia (PART 1)

1.  The Effect Globalization

Globalization is a certainty, so its impact on life, including language. Indonesian language is one of languages in the world which had also been affected by globalization. As note by Sahriati (2014, p. 51), “The influence of globalization on Indonesian language is seen at Indonesian vocabularies when Indonesian language is more acknowledged by other citizens of the world, and the greater amount of literature written by Indonesian writers”. The increasing of technology  is one of causal factors which develop vocabularies among our people. Nowdays, people are almost acquainted with terminologies about computer, mobile phone, SMS, email, download or homepage. Some terminologies are present due to the presence of technological advance terminologies in Indonesian language. For example, email become "surat elektronik". SMS (Short Message Service) in Indonesian is "pesan singkat", or homepage is translated into "laman", while download become "mengunduh" (Sahriati, 2014, p. 51). However, sometimes people prefer using foreign term to looking for an exact translation in Indonesian for some motives of practicability, meaning accuracy, or just a prestige. Finally, globalization compels a nation to arrange strategy in order not only to witness globalization, but also to have an important role in the process of it. Chinnammai (2005, p. 2) stated that,

Globalization also has given the impact in education in Indonesia. Globalisation on education bring rapid developments in technology and communications are foreseeing changes within school systems across the world as ideas, values and knowledge, changing the roles of students and teachers, and producing a shift in society from industrialisation towards an information-based society.

In modern area, education is becoming a lifelong learning and training process, developing transferable skills and knowledge that can be applied to competitive markets where knowledge and information is being traded as a commodity. The impact of globalization in education, especially in used technology in English learning teaching in the classroom is  made available in used some programs and education materials  in electronic form such as teachers are preparing materials in electronic form; and students are generating papers, assignments and projects in electronic form. So, it helps the member of education in teaching learning process.