TRANSFERRING CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE IN LOCAL NARRATIVE READING FOR EFL STUDENTS

Abstract

Indonesia\xa0 has\xa0 many\xa0 narrative\xa0 reading\xa0 and\xa0 different\xa0 culture\xa0 of\xa0 many\xa0 regions. Lacking of appreciation of own local culture\xa0 is\xa0 a\xa0 continuing\xa0 concern\xa0 for\xa0 many\xa0 countries, including Indonesia.\xa0 Through\xa0 its\xa0 constitution,\xa0 the\xa0 governement\xa0 of\xa0 Indonesia\xa0 recommends\xa0 that\xa0 the education sector take part actively\xa0 in\xa0 preserving\xa0 Indonesia\xa0 local\xa0 cultures.\xa0 EFL\xa0 teachers should use them in their teaching and learning process as one of the resources to apply to preserve culture for younger generations (EFL students).\xa0 This\xa0 research\xa0 used\xa0 local\xa0 narrative reading to able the EFL teachers to preserve Indonesia culture as well as to transfer culture knowledge which makes their students study English and its culture with ease.