TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN USING ENGLISH AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
Rana Khairunnisa
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Lutfi Istikharoh
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Keywords:
classroom interaction, english learning process, first language, foreign language
Abstract
Teaching English is not merely delivering the knowledge of it. Teaching English covers how the material is
presented and applied in the real practicess. To realize the idea of teaching English, an English teacher should
be able to present English as both a material and a Medium of Instruction (hereafter is EMI). This research
was aimed at revealing the teachers’ ways and problems in using EMI in EFL Classes. This is a case study in
which the data from the field was analyzed descriptively. Four English teachers participated in this research.
To investigate the way of the teachers in using EMI, both observation, and interview (interview 1 and
interview 2) were used. The two interviews provided a result that all teachers used EMI in the English learning
process eventhough the use of L1, Bahasa, still occured. The result of the observation showed that the teacher
implemented different interesting strategies in using EMI. They are showing the video of English related to the
material, giving games, and providing songs. However, the teachers still found difficulties in implementing
EMI because they can’t avoid the use of their first language during giving the instruction. In addition, not all
students were able to understand what the teachers explained using EMI. The last, answering questions from
the teachers in English is still considered difficult for the students.