An English Teacher and The Globalization
In
this globalization era which is glowing up, as if most people are emphazised to
master a global language or it is called as “English Language.” By mastering an
international language, they will easily acess more global information without
any difficulty. Due to this insistence, there are many schools, mainly in
Indonesia, which build International Rating Schools from kindergaten until senior
high school. Even now almost all Universities also make english as their main
subject, both governmental universities and private universities. In this case,
the need of english teacher is needed rapidly in this globalization era particularly in
Indonesia. These are several roles or ways of an english teacher in facing this
globalization era.
The
first is that an english teacher, he should teach english by taking a note of
social and cultural aspects based on moral value in Indonesia. The teacher should
be able to choose and teach his students about the positif impacts of western
culture, because Learning a language, it is same as we learn about its culture.
We can apply some positive western cultures, such as making reading habit as a
part of life, hard working, being honest, etc. If it goes well to the students,
these cultures will build the moral value to the students in Indonesia. We not
only gain its linguistics, but we teach the students about how to build the
morality also which is needed in this globalization era. Besides it, the english
teacher teaches his students by not forgeting the local culture. It means that
the teacher deos not teach about living in western. Fine, it will be ok if the
teacher teaches about living in western, so that the students know about the
habits and expressions which are also often used in western. The result is that
the students are not missunderstood or mistaken in using english. However, the
teacher should also teach about the local tradition, so that it will not be
lost or faded in this globalization. For example, the students try to describe
about one or more about Indonesian cultures, like traditional dancing, some
interesting local places, traditional food, etc by using english. If it is applied
by the teacher, both of english language and the local cultures will go in
balance or equal. However, if the teacher does not do so or he just teaches
about all the english language and its content, the students will not realize
that they have forgotten about the local cultures. This thing will be dangerous
because it will influence the social and moral in Indonesia. It is not
impossible that our cultures can be stolen easily by some other countries, as
the result is that Indonesian people lose their identities and being
globalization victims. In short, attaching moral values based on Indonesian point
of view in teaching english, it is very important indeed to make the students know
that we live in different cultures and linguistics. It can be very plural,
heterogeneous, and can exchange so fast.
The
second is that the english teacher should introduce the media which functions
as a means in english learning process. He can guide them also in using it. The purpose is to make them easy to master the
technology in order that they will not be the losers to other countries. if it
is opposite, they will be eaten by this globalization era in mastering
technology because it influences very much in the development of globalization.
In this era, mainly in Indonesia, almost all technology uses an international
language, except mobile phones maybe. Therefore, the role of english teacher
gives a big influence in this case. For intance, students can use internet as a
tool for learning english by online or using media chatting. This way is very
easy and simple that they can improve their english skills without facing each
other, even with their teacher also. Not only media chatting, but the students
can use media e-learning also to improve their english. For instance the
teacher gives them material by posting it on website so that the students can
download and so do the students. They can also share any information about
english world, their english will be developed and they will be confident. So the
teacher teaches english to his students and also its media, by mastering those
means they will be ready in facing globalization.
The
last one is training the students in order that they are able to join the
competition in international world. David Gradol, a linguistic researcher, on
his journnal entitled “English Next” said that around two billions people in
the world are speaking english or learning english in one decade. This thing
implies him, the teacher, that he should be competent in training his students
to speak english fluently. It is useless that the students have the other
abilities such as good at business, economic, politic, etc. However, if they do
not make english as their international, they can not compete their abilities
to the international level. Even a director of british council, John whitehead
said that english is an important tool for international job level. The ability
of english is a need in certain fields such as profession or job. As an english
teacher, he should know what the students need, for example, if the students’
main subject is about business, they can learn english as business or if their
main subject is tourism, they can learn the subject of english for tourism or
anything else. In training his students, he should convince the students that
particularly in Indonesia, english is not difficult to be mastered now. Although
it is as a foreign language, the students should think that the need in
learning english language is basically about the habit they should often do. This
thing is inclined of the need to the global communication. As an image, for
example, not only in Indonesia people learn english, but also it happens in the
other countries where the goverments, mostly in whole world, agree and support
that english learning is an obligatin for their countries. So by this way if
the teacher successes the students to master english as their global
communication, they will be able to compete themselves to the international
level. They will not be left behind in this tight competition of globalization
era.
So
it can be concluded that the english teacher in Indonesia has an important role
in developing students’ moral value. Competeting the students in the
globalization era by making english as their international language and using
technology as their media. It will influence them in reaching their dreams and they
will be able to compete themselves in international level. They will not be
defeated by other countries in facing this rough globalization era.
In
this globalization era which is glowing up, as if most people are emphazised to
master a global language or it is called as “English Language.” By mastering an
international language, they will easily acess more global information without
any difficulty. Due to this insistence, there are many schools, mainly in
Indonesia, which build International Rating Schools from kindergaten until senior
high school. Even now almost all Universities also make english as their main
subject, both governmental universities and private universities. In this case,
the need of english teacher is needed rapidly in this globalization era particularly in
Indonesia. These are several roles or ways of an english teacher in facing this
globalization era.
The
first is that an english teacher, he should teach english by taking a note of
social and cultural aspects based on moral value in Indonesia. The teacher should
be able to choose and teach his students about the positif impacts of western
culture, because Learning a language, it is same as we learn about its culture.
We can apply some positive western cultures, such as making reading habit as a
part of life, hard working, being honest, etc. If it goes well to the students,
these cultures will build the moral value to the students in Indonesia. We not
only gain its linguistics, but we teach the students about how to build the
morality also which is needed in this globalization era. Besides it, the english
teacher teaches his students by not forgeting the local culture. It means that
the teacher deos not teach about living in western. Fine, it will be ok if the
teacher teaches about living in western, so that the students know about the
habits and expressions which are also often used in western. The result is that
the students are not missunderstood or mistaken in using english. However, the
teacher should also teach about the local tradition, so that it will not be
lost or faded in this globalization. For example, the students try to describe
about one or more about Indonesian cultures, like traditional dancing, some
interesting local places, traditional food, etc by using english. If it is applied
by the teacher, both of english language and the local cultures will go in
balance or equal. However, if the teacher does not do so or he just teaches
about all the english language and its content, the students will not realize
that they have forgotten about the local cultures. This thing will be dangerous
because it will influence the social and moral in Indonesia. It is not
impossible that our cultures can be stolen easily by some other countries, as
the result is that Indonesian people lose their identities and being
globalization victims. In short, attaching moral values based on Indonesian point
of view in teaching english, it is very important indeed to make the students know
that we live in different cultures and linguistics. It can be very plural,
heterogeneous, and can exchange so fast.
The
second is that the english teacher should introduce the media which functions
as a means in english learning process. He can guide them also in using it. The purpose is to make them easy to master the
technology in order that they will not be the losers to other countries. if it
is opposite, they will be eaten by this globalization era in mastering
technology because it influences very much in the development of globalization.
In this era, mainly in Indonesia, almost all technology uses an international
language, except mobile phones maybe. Therefore, the role of english teacher
gives a big influence in this case. For intance, students can use internet as a
tool for learning english by online or using media chatting. This way is very
easy and simple that they can improve their english skills without facing each
other, even with their teacher also. Not only media chatting, but the students
can use media e-learning also to improve their english. For instance the
teacher gives them material by posting it on website so that the students can
download and so do the students. They can also share any information about
english world, their english will be developed and they will be confident. So the
teacher teaches english to his students and also its media, by mastering those
means they will be ready in facing globalization.
The
last one is training the students in order that they are able to join the
competition in international world. David Gradol, a linguistic researcher, on
his journnal entitled “English Next” said that around two billions people in
the world are speaking english or learning english in one decade. This thing
implies him, the teacher, that he should be competent in training his students
to speak english fluently. It is useless that the students have the other
abilities such as good at business, economic, politic, etc. However, if they do
not make english as their international, they can not compete their abilities
to the international level. Even a director of british council, John whitehead
said that english is an important tool for international job level. The ability
of english is a need in certain fields such as profession or job. As an english
teacher, he should know what the students need, for example, if the students’
main subject is about business, they can learn english as business or if their
main subject is tourism, they can learn the subject of english for tourism or
anything else. In training his students, he should convince the students that
particularly in Indonesia, english is not difficult to be mastered now. Although
it is as a foreign language, the students should think that the need in
learning english language is basically about the habit they should often do. This
thing is inclined of the need to the global communication. As an image, for
example, not only in Indonesia people learn english, but also it happens in the
other countries where the goverments, mostly in whole world, agree and support
that english learning is an obligatin for their countries. So by this way if
the teacher successes the students to master english as their global
communication, they will be able to compete themselves to the international
level. They will not be left behind in this tight competition of globalization
era.
So
it can be concluded that the english teacher in Indonesia has an important role
in developing students’ moral value. Competeting the students in the
globalization era by making english as their international language and using
technology as their media. It will influence them in reaching their dreams and they
will be able to compete themselves in international level. They will not be
defeated by other countries in facing this rough globalization era.
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