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UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’
PERCEPTIONS OF THE NEED OF NATIVE ENGLISH
TEACHERS IN INDONESIAN EFL CLASSROOMS

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Veronica Eveline Chandra
112007015

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012

Understanding the High School Students‟ Perceptions of the Need of
Native English Teachers in Indonesian EFL Classrooms

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Veronica Eveline Chandra
112007015

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
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Understanding the High School Students’ Perceptions of the Need
of Native English Teachers in Indonesian EFL Classrooms

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Veronica Eveline Chandra
112007015

Approved by:

Nugrahenny T. Zacharias, Ph.D.

C.M.T. Fanny Novita A., MA-ELT
Supervisor

Examiner

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my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by
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Copyright© 2012. Veronica Eveline Chandra and C.M.T. Fanny Novita A., MA-ELT
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University, Salatiga.

Veronica Eveline Chandra:

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112007015
English
Language and literature
Undergraduate Thesis

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UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS‟ PERCEPTIONS OF
THE NEED OF NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS IN INDONESIAN EFL
CLASSROOMS

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C.M.T. Fanny Novita A., MA-ELT

Nugrahenny T. Zacharias, Ph.D.

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STUDENTS‟ PERCEPTIONS OF NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

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Understanding the High School Students’ Perceptions of the Need
of Native English Teachers in Indonesian EFL Classrooms

Veronica Eveline Chandra

Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia

Abstract
This study is intended to investigate the students‟ perceptions of the need of

native English speaker teachers in Indonesian EFL classrooms. The participants of
this study are 137 students (39 male and 98 female) of SMAN 1 Salatiga, Central
Java. The data of this study were collected through a questionnaire. The result of
this study is summarized in three findings. Firstly, the students‟ definitions of
native English speakers, which define native speakers as foreign teachers,
foreigners whose mother tongue are English, and foreigners who acquire English
through learning. Secondly, the students enjoy the native speakers‟ fun teaching.
Thirdly, this study shows that the native English speakers are needed in
Indonesian EFL classrooms, especially to help the students to practice their
English. However, the findings also highlight the important role Indonesian
English teachers play in EFL classrooms. This is to suggest that L1 still play an
important role in the L2 learning process. Based on the findings, two suggestions
are proposed: team teaching with certain task division for local teachers and
native English speakers should be established and language training, in this case
Indonesian language, should be provided for the native English speakers. The
suggestions proposed can be used as a consideration and review of employing
native speakers.

Keywords: Students‟ perception, Native English speakers, Local teachers,
Indonesian EFL classrooms