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THE USE OF INDONESIAN IN TEACHING ENGLISH IN SMK N 2
SALATIGA
Uswatun Khasanah
Abstract
This study attempted to analyze the use of Indonesian in teaching English in SMK N 2 Salatiga.
The participants of this study were two teachers who taught English in SMK N 2 Salatiga. The
data used for this research were classroom observation and interview. The observations were
video recorded and mainly focused on the use of Indonesian in teaching English. The finding of
this study showed that the teacher used Indonesian for 5 different purposes; aimed to ask
questions, explain material, translate word, give instruction and command students, and tell
stories and make jokes.
Keywords

: Classroom observation, Teacher’s beliefs, First language use, English as an L2