TEACHING ENGLISH TO ACHIEVE STUDENTS’ COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET
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2011-04-27
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De la Salle Lipa Philipines + Universitas Widyatama Bandung
Abstract
This study is an attempt to find out the effective approach for English teaching-learning, which is still problematic in
the country like Indonesia where the status of English is as a foreign language. Most English teachers seem not to
realize that the position of English as such, not to mention students. Besides, English learning orientation/priority
sometimes is not obviously defined. This will potentially implicate to the learning process due to the lack of
orientations/priorities. At least two of four language skills, if not possible for the four language skills, should be
established vis a vis: speaking-listening or writing-reading. The two couples of the skills, where a language is perceived
as a skill leading to fluency, are not free from ‘the knowledge about’ that will potentially lead to accuracy. The
approach of two pathways, DECPRO (DEClarative to PROcedural) and PRODEC (PROcedural to DEClarative),
seems to be an appropriate academic attempt to improve students’ ability in English. The process carried out in
DECPRO pathway, proceduralization, focuses on learning, while the process performed in PRODEC pathway,
declarativization, emphasizes what the so-called acquisition. This approach, which also employs the principles for
teaching speaking, is seemingly realistic to be implemented in indonesian universities where English is accentuated to
equip students in this global competition. The study which can be a significant contribution to the teaching and learning
of speaking-listening, and structure seems to improve fluency and accuracy. In turns, the results of the study can
encourage students to achieve their competitiveness, in terms of English mastery, in this global market.
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Teaching-Learning, Language Skills, DECPRO, PRODEC, Fluency, Accuracy, Competitiveness, Global Market