D. RESEARCH PROBLEMS
One of the goals of the current education reformation in Indonesia is apparently towards the education quality improvement. This research is aimed to
analyze and to find a new concept from the theories and the process of English learning and teaching interaction at the international oriented school in the light of
curriculum 2013 as an effort to achieve the goal of education. Teachers play a significant role in providing these diverse learners with
appropriate educational experiences and it also allows the teachers to have appealing experiences in interaction in a school. Here, teacher as individual has
experiences of the world reality in English teaching in a school that will influence learners as participants in learning English. It is hoped that English learning and
teaching can produce active communication in interaction to acquire the language. Therefore, the research is trying to explore and find a new theory correlated with
English learning and teaching interaction. The research questions of the research are:
1. What are the interactive principles in English learning and teaching interaction at an International oriented senior high school like?
2. How can the interactive principles be implemented in curriculum 2013?
E. RESEARCH GOALS
The research attempts to attain a key goal, namely to describe and interpret the interactive principles in English learning and teaching interaction at the
International oriented senior high school in the light of curriculum 2013. By doing
the research, the essential themes of a new concept of interactive principles in English learning and teaching interaction and the implementation of the principles
in curriculum 2013 will be obtained. Therefore, hopefully our understanding of what the interactive principles in English teaching and learning can be improved
to create qualified interaction in mastering target language.
F. RESEARCH BENEFITS
The research provides scientific benefits. The description of interactive principles in English learning and teaching interaction that uses English as a
medium of communication may become valuable information for the teachers, government, as well as any parties who are concerned with English education. It
is hoped it can be a significant contribution to English teaching and learning in Indonesia, particularly related to the realization of reflective education in
Indonesia. In practice, this benefits of the research are the participants hoped to be
more aware of English learning and teaching interaction in general, and it will lead to the learners’ autonomy, empowerment, and self-actualization in English
learning in Indonesia. For readers, this research is helpful in developing more emphatic understanding in teaching and learning interaction.
This research would delve into the English learning and teaching interaction in a school. These description and interpretation of texts or sources
will certainly contribute to practical and scientific benefits. The research provides scientific benefits for English teachers and those professional who are concerned
with English education. It helps to show the essential meaning of the life world of interaction in a school as a new insight by the participants. For them, the
information can increase understanding of English learning and teaching interaction.
This understanding is also valuable, especially for the government in producing more appropriate education policies or giving a follow up toward the
previous policies in order to improve the quality of English education in the country. The information in this research is also valuable for further research
related to English learning and teaching interaction in an international school. In other words, the result of this research will give contribution to the improvement
of English language studies, particularly in Indonesian context. For practical benefits, the research will improve the understanding on
the English teaching, particularly to evaluate the education implementation, for the teacher participants, the researcher and readers. After joining the research,
it is expected that participants teachers and learners in learning and teaching process will become the judge of their own performance and they will
perform more efficiently and productively and become more autonomous in making decisions toward effective learning and teaching activities.
Through autonomy, the teacher will become more empowered and able to do self-actualization in the profession so that finally the teacher can make more
sustainable improvement in teaching. The learners can actively express their ideas and can be participative in learning and teaching process. As a result, it is hoped
that the learners will learn better and the goals can be achieve well.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW