The Impacts of Immersion For Learning English: A Comparative Study of Private Junior-High School Students in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Limantoro, Singgih Widodo (2015) The Impacts of Immersion For Learning English: A Comparative Study of Private Junior-High School Students in Surabaya, Indonesia. In: Proceeding The 2nd International Language and Language Teaching Conference: Friday-Saturday, 25-26 September 2015 at Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. English Language Education Study Program Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, pp. 271-278. ISBN 978-602-18681-9-5

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Abstract

School students in a non-English-speaking country like Indonesia generally learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). As a matter of fact, some'international' schools in Indonesia (currentlychanged to 'SPK' / 'Satuan Pendidikan Kerjasama'/Cooperative Educational unit) usually create a conducive learning English as a Second Language (ESL) environment through immersion programs so that English becomes the medium of communication implemeted by students and teachers in classroom/at school. Therefore, English is really applied in their daily and social use in natural ways in interactions. The aim of this study is to share best peactice in learning English with immersion strategy in EFL context. In the study, the writer would like to compare the private Junior-high school students in Surabaya that learn English with and without immerson programs. A survey is also conducted to enrich the data of this study.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: learning English, immersion, impacts
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Polytechnic > Diploma in Foreign Business Language
Depositing User: Ester Sri W. 196039
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2018 04:51
Last Modified: 12 Feb 2018 04:51
URI: http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/31676

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