Advantages Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language

2.1 Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Senior High Schools English is an important role nowadays. It becomes an international language. Therefore, in this modern era it is necessary for us to learn it. Teaching a language, especially a foreign language is not an easy task. Since English as a foreign language for Indonesian student, it will surely cause some problems for them. Learning a foreign language is different from learning a native language because the students’ environment in achieving their first language and a foreign language are different. English is one of the compulsory subjects to be taught in senior high school. It is in line with the rising need and demand for a good command of English as a means of communication

M.R. Patel dan Pravin M. Jain (2008: 117-123), there are some types of reading:
(1) Intensive Reading Intensive reading is text reading or passage reading. In this reading the learner read the text to get knowledge or analysis. The goal of this reading is to read shorter text. This reading is done to carry out to get specific information. Learner reads book to acquire knowledge is the kind of intensive reading. Intensive reading will provide a basis for explaining difficulties of structure and for extending knowledge of vocabulary and idioms. It will also provide material for developing greater control of the language in speech and writing.
(2) Extensive Reading Material for extensive reading will be selected at a lower level of difficulty than that for intensive reading. The purpose of extensive reading will be to train the student to read directly and fluently in the target language for enjoyment, without the aid of the teacher.
(3) Aloud Reading Reading aloud also play important role in teaching of English. Teacher should know that the training of reading aloud must be given at primary level because it is the base of words

The characteristics of adolescents’ learners according to Harmer (2001: 38-39) are:
(1) they seem to be less lively and humorous than adults;
(2) identity has to be forgetting among classmates and friends; peers approval maybe considerably more important for the student than the attention of the teacher;
(3) they would be much happier if such problem did not exist;
(4) they are maybe disruptive in class; and
(5) they have great capacity to learn, have a great potential for creativity and a passionate commitment to things that interest them.
Based on the explanation above, the writer concludes that adolescents are young people who are develope into adult. In this period they need opportunities for self-expression, do what they want to do, loyal in friendship, not too serious in paying attention for the lesson, and sometimes need the teacher’s attention.
Teachers’ jobs are to motivate and guide the students to develop their potential in learning and also give more attention to the students’ difficulties or problems in