PARENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND PERCEPTION IN SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO ENGLISH SPEAKING SCHOOLS

In this era, people are trying to get the best education. Bilingual schools are the one of the alternatives to get the best education. Bilingual schools that use English as the languange of instruction. English is the languange used for communication in various countries. Thus, people forces to adapt in this siruation. Therefore, classes with English-language instruction become the best choice for them. This study investigated the parents' perceptions and expectation of English speaking schools. It also investigated the challenges that English speaking school teachers face to fulfill parents’ expectations. To get the answers, the writer used questionnaire and interview. The results show that the parents perceive the English speaking schools positively. The second finding is that parents send their children to bilingual schools because they want their children to be fluent in English, have a better future, and get a good education. However, based on the teachers' interviews, it is found out that they have some challenges. The teachers feel that when the students' family supports them, they can prepare the students better. They expect that the family also pushes them to expose their children to the real Englis