I started my study in English education department in 2001 in a small university, Tanjungpura University, in my hometown. In the second year of my study, I had started teaching English in courses and education center in my hometown. Unfortunately, I taught the students just like how my teacher had taught me in the school. I continued teaching the students through grammar translation approach. Just like I have mentioned in the previous paragraph, I thought it was fine back then. Being able to write and read in English or having students be able to write and read in English seemed like I had learned or taught English in the correct way . I kind of forgot that English is a language of which function is as a mean to communicate. At that time, using English as a mean to communicate did not matter, at least in Indonesia. But, it did matter when I really went to America to pursue my master degree.
Communication Conflicts and Breakdowns
