INTRODUCTION

The development of the world in this era of globalization is very fast and rapid including in Indonesia. Free trade, the number of foreign companies, and competition between foreign workers and local workers will occur in Indonesia. This makes the role of English very important. Mastery and use of English as an international language becomes a must to be able to keep up with the times in this era of globalization.

English is a universal language that is widely used as the main language in some developed countries of the world. Many countries around the world make English the official language in inter-country meetings. Therefore, English has become an international language that is widely spoken in everyday life. English is not only used in communication, but it is also used as an introductory language in various fields of science and profession. Many of the latest science research books and journals are published in English. In addition, the profession that exists today also requires its users to be fluent in using English.

In Indonesia, English is a foreign language, but it is widely used in people's daily communication. This is obvious, where English is one of the lessons taught from elementary school to college. In fact, at junior high and high school level, English is one of the compulsory subjects in the National Examination. While for college and university, English is used as a general basic course which must be taken for university students (Warniati & Hanum, 2020).

Indonesia government describes the policy of the implementation of English as foreign languages which can be used as the language of instruction in education in order to support the foreign language ability of learners which is stated in Undang Undang Pendidikan Republik Indonesia Nomor 20 Tahun 2003 Tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional pasal 33 ayat 3. This foreign language is more focused on the use of English. The government used to make English as one of the lessons in elementary school through National Education Curriculum which is release in the 1994. Based on Permendiknas No. 22 Tahun 2006 (Permendiknas, 2006) and Permendiknas No. 23 tahun 2006 (Permen, 2006) related to Graduation Competency Standards, which say as English is one of the mandatory local content for all elementary school students from grade I to grade VI with the allocation of time provided is 2 hours of lessons. Local content is a curricular activity that aims to develop student competencies tailored to the potential and characteristics of the region. The substance of this local charge is determined by the school. These local content subjects contain learning that contains the affective, cognitive, and skills aspects that students need to gain knowledge and develop the potential and value characterized by local culture.