The relationship between teachers‟ experience and beliefs about the use of Indonesian
result. Students in Teacher A‟s class always used English all the time, when they communicated with their friends, asked questions, or asked permission to the teachers. It happened because she
encouraged her students to actively use English in her class. She was also very strict with students‟ use of English in class. During the interview, she stated the rule of her English class,
I always encourage the students to use English in every aspect, such as; conversation, morning service, diary for expressing idea. The use of 95 English in class is more
important because I always pay attention to the usage of English in communication context. Teacher A, October, 9 2012
A different situation happened in Teacher B‟s classes. The students in her class rarely used English They preferred using Indonesian all the time. She didn‟t encourage her students to
actively used English in her class even though she had used English all the time in class. The use of English was still well maintained in Teacher C classes. During my
observation, the students in her class always used English every time they communicated with her. The students usually used English when they were asking questions, asking permissions, or
responding to teachers‟ questions. Students also bravely used English to deliver their idea to Teacher C although there were still some grammatical mistakes in their sentences. The use of
English could still be maintained among the students because she always warned the students when they spoke too much in Indonesian.
During the interview, there was also an interesting statement from her about her feeling in encouraging students to always use English in her class. She stated,
You know, as a human, teacher like you and me can make mistakes. It is the same case with students. Therefore, don‟t be afraid of making mistakes. Be confident with our
English skills. That way, students can show their bravery in the use of English by forcing them to use it. Teacher C, October, 10 2012
From the combination of Teacher A and Teacher C statement we can learn that the teachers always encouraged students to use English, not to make them afraid about it, but to
make them realize that English is fun. Therefore, they will become more confident in using English. In agreement with this statement, Madylus 2001 as cited in Crawford, 2004 also
gave opinion about why EFL classroom should use L2 English only in class. It was because target language use had considerable value as it gave the message that languages are different but
not to be feared, that the students can understand, and that it is fun when they do. In the end, we can conclude that the purpose of teachers‟ encouragement for students of English in their
classroom is not only to make them accustomed to English usage, but also to build their bravery in using their English skills.