SUGGESTIONS AND WAYS TO SEIZE THE ESL ADVANTAGE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF READY COMMUNICATIVE SITUATIONS OUTSIDE THE EFL CLASSROOMS IN INDONESIA

Sutaryo Sutaryo, Nurprihatina Hasan

Abstract


This article discusses some suggestion and ways to seize the English as a second language (ESL) advantages and compensate for the lack of ready communicative situations outside the English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms such as in Indonesia to maximize English language learning. This is particularly for lecturers or teachers who play a very important role in facilitating any opportunity for their students to use English in real communicative context in English as a foreign language (EFL) context.

Keywords


Communicative competence; EFL/ESL contexts; English language learning

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