A Study on The Integration of Local Culture into EFL Teaching Materials for Junior High Schools in West Papua Province

Sukristiningsih Sukristiningsih, Fatu Rahman, Nasmilah Nasmilah, M. Amir

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Teaching material is an integral part of the teaching and learning process, especially for EFL beginner learners. The teaching material presented may become harmful or useful to learners based on the appropriateness of the material to learners and the delivery. Since Junior High school students are categorized as starter EFL learners, especially in the West Papua Province context, and at this age, they are living close to their culture, also based on the Indonesian National Curriculum 2013, which promotes the integration of local culture, this study aimed to examine on the local culture integration in EFL teaching materials in West Papua Junior High Schools environment. This study employed a qualitative paradigm using a purposive sampling technique and gathered 11 EFL Junior High Schools teachers’ information from 5 different regions across West Papua Province. An in-depth interview was used to collect data on the perception of EFL teachers related to the teaching material used and the integration of local culture in EFL teaching material. The result showed that no West Papuan local culture was included in EFL teaching materials accessible and used so far. In fact, EFL teachers worked hard to simplify and modify the available teaching materials due to increasing students’ interest in learning English with limited sources in most of their places. Thus, additional EFL teaching materials with the local culture of West Papua content are urgently needed to support students learning.

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EFL; local culture; teaching material

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