The teaching of EFL vocabulary in the Indonesian context the state of the art

Abstract: There has been extensive literature on the teaching of vocabularyof English as a foreign language (EFL vocabulary) in the Indonesian context.However, a comprehensive analysis on the teaching of EFL vocabulary inthis country has been a rare endeavour. This article aims to underpin variousissues of the teaching of EFL vocabulary and relate them to a wider contextof second/foreign language vocabulary teaching and review results of researchas well as current practices of EFL vocabulary teaching and learningin the Indonesian context. It is expected that this article could provide anoutline of the teaching of EFL vocabulary and some recommendations forfuture research and practices.17 hl