Beliefs in relation to materials

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f. Beliefs in relation to the place of English-speaking culture

Seelye 1984:26 believe that “the study of language cannot be divorced from the study of culture”. It means that in the era of World Englishes, culture is very important for learning English, beside we learn about language, we also must learn about the culture itself because both of them have a relationship each other. Richards 2002 asserts that “the teaching of English should still include culture but not the culture of English- speaking countries.” English is no longer viewed as the property of the English-speaking world but is an international commodity With different beliefs, it can lead to the emergence of differences in varieties of English language teaching that we use. It often serves a different purpose. The varieties of English will become mutually unintelligible and so undeserving the label English Kachru and Nelson 2001:20. It might be more useful to focus on the way English is taught since they are the one who deals with English language teaching every day. It is important for English users, including teachers, to develop a greater tolerance of difference, and the ability to adapt and adjust their expectations according to the interlocutors and settings Jenkins, 2000. Thus, teachers need to make learners aware of cross-cultural variations embodied in different varieties of English and by maximizing their abilities to negotiate, accommodate and accept plurality of standards Bhatia 1997 cited in Jenkins 2000. 9 The Study Research Question The study was guided by the following research question: What are the English Language Teaching students’ beliefs toward English language teaching in the era of World Englishes? I will answer the research question by breaking it down to the three following Sub Research Questions. 1. What are the English Language Teaching students’ beliefs toward the materials used in English Language Teaching? 2. What are the English Language Teaching students’ beliefs toward the use of students’ mother tongue in English Language Teaching? 3. What are the English Language Teaching students’ beliefs toward the place of English-speaking culture in English Language Teaching? Context of the study This study was conducted in English Language Teaching, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga. The participants of this study were the English Language Teaching students. The participants of the study were one hundred participants from all existing batches. This study was conducted in the odd semester 2012- 2013. The reason why I chose the participants was I thought about their future job as future English teachers. I wanted to find out their beliefs in choosing the suitable English according to the students needs would help them to find the best English should be used and would follow when they started to teach English in the era of World Englishes. Instrument of Data Collection