A Study of Teacher's Beliefs of Which Culture Should Be Taught in English Language Classroom

Abstract

The focus of this study is to understand the English teachers' beliefs of which culture should be taught in English language classroom. This study aimed to understand English teachers' beliefs of which culture should be taught in English language classroom and understand the English teachers' experiences of whose culture should be taught in English language classroom to help the teachers aware that their beliefs of which culture should be taught in English language classroom is important to improve their students' English skills. This research is qualitative. This research used in-depth interviews of ED lecturers Satya Wacana Christian University in gathering the data. The teachers believe that teaching the target language culture in English classroom is not only help the target language learners could use the language properly but also can understand others cultures and avoid judging other's cultures. The researcher suggests that the future researches may not only use teachers' opinion, but also engage the English learners' experiences or opinion in collecting the data so that the data will more complete by knowing the learners' felling in learning English by learning its culture.