STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD MONOLINGUAL APPROACH IN
ENGLISH CLASSES AT SMA LAB SALATIGA
Sonya Meilina Ekawati
112007145
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga, Indonesia
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the students’ attitude toward Monolingual approach in English classes. In the field of ELT, monolingual has been prescribed as official approach to be applied in English classes. However, the literature has shown that Monolingual approach has been debated by scholars for years. Few studies have been reported that specifically examine learners’ attitude toward the implementation of monolingual approach had various impacts on students. The study on attitude has been done to 103 Indonesian high school students’ attitude at a private high school in Salatiga where this exclusive use of English is applied. The questionnaire measures the respondents’ learning performance, opinion and feeling based on their experiences studying at Monolingual class. The findings overall showed that the majority of students showed fairly positive attitude toward Monolingual approach. The students were reportedly enjoy studying in the Monolingual class and support the use of English–only in their English classes for enhancing learning. In spite of their fondness of Monolingual practice, but they demonstrated moderate learning performance with the use of English-only.
