The Teacher’s Strategies in Teaching English in Appropriating the Foreign Cultural Contents to Teach English within EFL Context in Jambi

Abstract

The competency of teachers in teaching English is necessary to determine the success of the students in learning foreign language. In teaching English, the teacher may not separate the language and the culture in order to make the students comprehend the use of the language as a whole. Nevertheless, many language teachers only focus on teaching the students four skills in English, they are writing, reading, listening and speaking. They ignore the importance of teaching cultural contents in their classroom. Meanwhile, the foreign cultural contents material is needed for the students to avoid the cultural gaps or to avoid the culture shock, and make students more tolerant of other people's cultures. This research is conducted with the aim to analyse the teacher's strategies in appropriating the foreign cultural contents to teach English within EFL context in Jambi. This research belongs to qualitative research. The data were taken from the result of interview. The researcher interviewed 6 English teachers who have more than 15 years of teaching experience. The textbook that the researcher used as the reference in doing this research is "Speak Out" that is written by Clare & Wilson and published by Pearson Education. The finding of this research showed that there were three strategies in teaching foreign cultural contents, they were comparing approach, introducing culture as identity and technology in teaching culture.