History of Education and Teaching of English in Indonesia
English education and teaching in Indonesia has existed since the Dutch colonial era. At that time, English as a foreign language in Indonesia and much education about English experienced many changes according to the development of time and policy changes that were influenced by economic and political factors. In the Netherlands-Dutch government, English education is taught at the level of MULO (junior high school level) and AMS (senior high school level). When it was learning English, in addition to Dutch children, also native people but only certain native people were able to go to school in MULO and AMS. Most native children are only able to attend elementary school. Dutch education is recognized as having good quality. So that graduates of the MULO school can speak English well. In addition to English, students also learn other foreign languages namely Dutch (a language that must be studied) and other languages such as French / German and local languages (Javanese).
During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese carried out a purge on education in Indonesia by banning education that studied Dutch, English and other European languages. Books related to the language were destroyed. But conversely, Japanese is studied and used in the community is also taught in schools with the aim of Japanese being made a second language in Indonesia. Entering the period of independence, education about English was again taught at schools. The policy was not a decision from the colonial, but from the legal government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI). The policy indicates that English is increasingly becoming a foreign language in the world of education in Indonesia. As the main international language, English is important to be mastered by Indonesian people so that Indonesia is still able to keep abreast of developments in world life.
During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese carried out a purge on education in Indonesia by banning education that studied Dutch, English and other European languages. Books related to the language were destroyed. But conversely, Japanese is studied and used in the community is also taught in schools with the aim of Japanese being made a second language in Indonesia. Entering the period of independence, education about English was again taught at schools. The policy was not a decision from the colonial, but from the legal government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI). The policy indicates that English is increasingly becoming a foreign language in the world of education in Indonesia. As the main international language, English is important to be mastered by Indonesian people so that Indonesia is still able to keep abreast of developments in world life.
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