Students’ Perceptions on English as Language Input in EFL Classroom

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10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_5How to use a DOI?

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Perceptions; Language Input; EFL Classroom

Abstract

As non-native English-speaking teachers, there is an issue which has been debatable until the present time. It is multi languages which are used by teachers when teachers teach foreign language in the classroom. It is suggested that teachers should employ English as language input for students’ language output. It has found many cases, especially in West Sumatera, that teachers use Indonesian and mother tongue in the classroom which is definitely opposite with Krashen’s theory. This following research aims to explore students’ perceptions of the English used by the teacher as language input for students. Ten selected students were chosen as participants from well-accredited Senior High School 1 Padang Panjang. This research utilized a set of questionnaires which were distributed to students. A set of questionnaires consisted of 30 statements. Students’ answers presented a variety of perceptions. Some participants highly perceived that English as language input is enough for them. They assumed that teacher used English much in the classroom. In contrast, some participants perceived that they have lack of capability in communicating English as language output in the classroom. Participants felt that they needed Indonesia and local language to help them understanding English so that they may use it. To conclude, there are still different perceptions on English as language input. Therefore, those participants cannot maximally use English as language output because of some reasons.

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AU  - Tiffany
AU  - Yetti Zainil
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DA  - 2023/12/30
TI  - Students’ Perceptions on English as Language Input in EFL Classroom
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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