CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Language is a means of communication. People can communicate with each other by using language. It brings idea, opinions, thoughts, and feelings. English is the first foreign language in Indonesia which is important to transfer and gain knowledge, science and technology, art and culture, and establish international relationship.
Language is a means of communication. People can communicate with each other by using language. It brings idea, opinions, thoughts, and feelings. English is the first foreign language in Indonesia which is important to transfer and gain knowledge, science and technology, art and culture, and establish international relationship.
Pei quoted by H. Doughlas Brown explains
“Language is a system of communication by sound, operating through the
organ of speech and hearing among members of a given community and using
vocal symbol possessing arbitrary conventional meaning.” It is clearly
stated that language is used to communicate with each other by our organ
of speech.
In Indonesia, English is regarded as the
first foreign language. That is learned from Elementary School to
University, even in kindergarten they have started to study English. It
needs teacher skills. The teacher should be able to create an
interesting method and technique in order to obtain a good result and
avoid the student boredom.