This statement showed that she was disappointed with her teacher‟s use of Indonesian in the English class which made her could not keep up well with the course in English Department
which usually used English as the language of instructions. From all of the participants‟ statements above, it can be concluded that they were
disappointed because their teachers didn‟t provide enough tasks to practice their English in the classroom, especially in communication context. These unpleasant experiences are the factor
which influences teachers‟ view and decision about the priority of Indonesian and English use in their classes. This view is supported by Noordhof and Kleinfield 1993 w
ho wrote, “Teachers‟ backgrounds influence what is taught, interpretations of classroom situations, and students‟
behavior, and pedagogical decision” as cited in Smith, 2000. Foster 1995 also gave an additional statement to strengthen the opinion above
by giving argument, “Teachers‟ previous life experiences -their identities, cultures, and the critical incidents of their lives- help shape their
teaching as well as essential elements of their practice” as cited in Smith, 2000.
b. Teachers‟ beliefs about the use of Indonesian and English in their EFL classroom
All of the English teachers had the same belief about the use of English in their EFL classroom. This was what I found during the interview process. All of them had a belief that
„language is a habit which must be constantly practiced in order to make the students become accustomed to it‟. There were some statements from the participants which clearly show that
belief. The first participant Teacher A stated, Language is a habit. Therefore, we must use it in daily life until we are accustomed to it.
Teacher A, October, 9 2012
The statement from Teacher A was strengthened by Teacher B. She also added a reason about her belief. Teacher B said,
I want to make the students to become accustomed to the use of English. Therefore, if they are accustomed to listening and speaking English in class, they can use English
properly Teacher B, September, 26 2012 Teacher C also gave a similar statement with the two statements above about her belief.
However, she added more detail about the skill that should be developed well in English. She said,
The purpose of using of English in class is to give them exposure. Therefore, they can be accustomed to listening English language. When they are accustomed to listening it, they
can subconsciously learn how to pronounce it and construct sentences correctly in English through daily learning at school. Teacher C, October, 10 2012
All participant teachers also had the same opinion about their belief in the usage of Indonesian in EFL classroom. All of them believed that the use of Indonesian should be limited.
The only difference is the degree of limitation which was set by each teacher. Teacher A had the highest percentage of limitation for the use of Indonesian. She said,
I am not against the use of Indonesian in class. However, I don‟t want to use it Indonesian frequently in class. May be it‟s only about 5 . Teacher A, October, 9
2012
Teacher C also stated the percentage of limitation for Indonesian in her class. However, it was still lower than Teacher A‟s. She stated,
