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Teachers’ Beliefs on Teaching English in Elementary School
Melawati Sugiyanto

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the teachers beliefs’ on teaching English in elementary
school. The research participants were 10 elementary school English teachers in Salatiga. The
data were collected using a semi-structured interview which allowed the participants to share
their thought and experiences in English teaching and learning for young learners. The results
of this study reveals that the teachers believed English is important nowadays. They did not
agree about an issue of ommitting English in elementary school. Thus, they believed that
English should be learned as soon as possible. The teachers believed that they should
consider the characteristics of young learners in teaching learning English and their
psychological factors. Thus, most teachers believed that teaching and learning of English
should be fun. They used some techniques to make the teaching learning fun, for example by
using pictures, videos, songs, etc. They also used teaching procedures in their teaching.
Keywords: Elementary School, Teachers’ beliefs, English teaching and learning, Young
learners