Ed.Tech.TESOL

Have you ever heard of a joke 'Saya kagum sama anak-anak di Inggris yang lancar bahasa Inggris' (The British kids are amazing that they can speak English fluently). You will reply with the answer 'we are 100% at the same boat. You must be out of your mind saying that fact'. Based on my experience, it is also amazing to find out Indonesian kids born or raised in England becomes very fluent in English, Indonesian, less fluent in Javanese and Arabic. As a matter of fact, they speak English like native speakers as they have an excellent environment to support their language development. They practice their English most of their time such as at school, home and Islamic center. In addition, the media also expose the use of English as significant inputs for their vocabulary such as in TV, internet, books, billboard, leaflet, information board etc.