Language Development Among EFL Students of English Department in a Public University: A Narrative Approach

Abstract

The study aims to provide the description of language development among EFL students of English department and to find out the factors influence the language development among EFL students. This study employed a qualitative method with narrative approach. The participants of this study involved 5 EFL students of English department who are currently undertaken English education as their major. The researchers used interview in collecting data, and the data was transcribed, organized, and analyzed. The data collected from this study provide a clear understanding of the context and the influencing factors of language development. The context of language development among EFL students of English department is mainly in the social context and the factors influence the language development is based on situation and community engagement.