ERIC Number: EJ1249922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
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The Need Analysis of Participation in an English Immersion Village at "Kampung Inggris Pare"
Pratiwi, Widya Rizky; Atmowardoyo, Haryanto; Salija, Kisman
International Journal of Language Education, v4 n1 p158-170 Mar 2020
The privilege of English as an international lingua franca forces many countries to open a wider opportunity for society to learn the language. However, the unbalance demand between societal needs and the role of English as a foreign language in Indonesia sometimes finds the obstacles in the process of learning. This paper reveals the learners' initial perception of English and analyzes the need for participation in an English immersion program. 24 participants from six English institutions contributed to this qualitative study. The data collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews for three months in "Kampung Inggris Pare" (KIP), Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. Most of the learners had a negative perception of English before participating in this immersion program that they perceived this language was difficult. This perception is associated with negative experiences during the process of learning English at school. However, their awareness of low self-confidence and poor speaking performance in facing globalization invited them to participate in an English immersion village in KIP. This paper concludes that the necessities, the lacks, and students' desire underlie the need analysis of participating in an English immersion program in KIP.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Barriers, Student Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, Community, Language Usage, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature
UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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