I-MELT is Expected to Formulate The Best English Language Teaching Model

Main Auditorium, UIN News online- The implementation of 1st Indonesian-Malaysian English Language Teaching (I-MELT) Conference 2017 is expected to be able to formulate models of best teaching English in Indonesia and Malaysia. In addition, activities are also expected to accommodate tradition of research and academic journals publications with international indexed among researchers and teachers of English for both countries.

Said the Chairman of I-MELT Conference 2017 Prof. Dr. Arskal Salim GP MA, while reporting the implementation of activities in the Main Auditorium of UIN Jakarta on Thursday (03/18/2017). According to him, the conference brings together researchers and teachers of English from dozens of institutions of higher education Indonesia-Malaysia.

"Under the theme, Breaking Borders Enriching ELT Experiences, researchers and English language teachers from both countries are expected to contribute in removing the limitations on the mastery of English language among students and people of both countries," he said.

In addition to researchers and teachers from Indonesia and Malaysia, the seminar also presents a number of English language teaching experts from various world languages institutes and universities ​​such as Alan Maley, Carolyn Graham, Jan Blake, Brian Tomlinson, Hitomi Masuhara, Fuad Abdul Hamied, and Ivor Timmis. The data have noted of this IMELT Conference 2017 that the activity involving at least 36 speakers, 236 presenters and 250 participants.

In terms of publications, Arskal have said earlier that the activity is also expected to accommodate the literary tradition of academic researchers-teachers of English. For this reason, the IMELT committee is scheduled for paper publication from presenters to be published in the proceedings and SCOPUS indexed journals.

Removein the Obstacles

Meanwhile, the Rector of UIN Jakarta Prof Dr. Dede Rosyada MA revealed the weaknesses of English mastery among students and community in this country. According to him it is because not making English as a second official language. "It is learned limited in the classroom. Including it is not used in libraries, laboratories, even in the educational environment, "he said.

Another obstacle, he added, students in this country are often stuck on the fear of misuse of grammar. This fear cannot be separated from the teaching patterns that emphasize the mastery of grammar than other aspects of the English. "As a result, learning English will no longer be fun and absorbed. Consequently, English mastery is incredibly limited, "he said.

To that end, the rector hopes that through this conference along with invited researchers, educators, and experts in the teaching of English find solutions to the teaching of English among students in Indonesia and Malaysia. "Moreover, the language is a prerequisite to compete in the global professional market," he added. (im)