AN INTRODUCTION TO MY "PROPOSAL SKRIPSI"

PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS THROUGH  WA-BASED ENGLISH CONVERSATION PRACTICE

Foreign language learning is comprised of several components, including grammatical competence, communicative competence, language proficiency as well as changes in attitudes towards one’s own or another culture (Thanasoulas, D. 2001). As an international language, English has been used in very wide areas accross the countries. In English conversation, being able to understand people whom we are talking to especially with foreigners that have various cultural backgrounds is very vital as people communicate not only with their peers with the same cultural background, but they also will communicate with other people from different regions with certainly have cultural background diversity. This situation will be manifested when it comes to the works setting in particular where it will involve foreigner colleagues. English should therefore be taught as a means of cross-cultural communication (Erling, 2005; Jenkins, 2006; McKay, 2003). This situation seems urgent with the position of Indonesia now to face the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) which is considered less ready in terms of foreign language mastery and foreign cultural understanding.

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Testing Oral Test: Testing Extensive Speaking for SMA

Language Assessment (Mata Kuliah Evaluasi Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris)
 

This paper will discuss the testing of one of the English skills which is speaking. However, before respectively explored, the introduction to testing oral ability and background description of the test is going to be explained first. It consists of the purposes of tests; the type of tests and some procedures that can be applied in making good tests. The next explanation will examine the consideration of validity, reliability, practicality, and washback of the test. These further explanations will be delivered in the following sections.

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