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STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD MONOLINGUAL APPROACH IN
ENGLISH CLASSES AT SMA LAB SALATIGA

Sonya Meilina Ekawati
112007145
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the students’ attitude toward Monolingual approach in
English classes. In the field of ELT, monolingual has been prescribed as official
approach to be applied in English classes. However, the literature has shown that
Monolingual approach has been debated by scholars for years. Few studies have been
reported that specifically examine learners’ attitude toward the implementation of
monolingual approach had various impacts on students. The study on attitude has
been done to 103 Indonesian high school students’ attitude at a private high school in
Salatiga where this exclusive use of English is applied. The questionnaire measures
the respondents’ learning performance, opinion and feeling based on their
experiences studying at Monolingual class. The findings overall showed that the
majority of students showed fairly positive attitude toward Monolingual approach.
The students were reportedly enjoy studying in the Monolingual class and support

the use of English–only in their English classes for enhancing learning. In spite of
their fondness of Monolingual practice, but they demonstrated moderate learning
performance with the use of English-only.
Keywords ː monolingual approach, English classes, students’ attitude.