Learning Autonomy: A Way to Improve English Language Teaching (ELT) in Indonesia

Suharmanto Suharmanto ( State University of Malang)

TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English
Vol 14, No 1 (2003)

In Indonesia English is the first foreign language and taught as a com­pulsory subject in secondary and tertiary education with the objective primarily to provide the students with the ability to read English textbooks on their related fields. In spite of the ef­forts made to improve the teaching especially in secondary school, the re­sult is, so far, still unsatisfactory. This article argues that the implementation of learning autonomy could possibly be a way to improve ELT in Indonesia.