How Balinese English is Different from the Others

In Bali, English is accepted as a foreign language so that it is not directly introduced to the children and it is only known for some communities in the certain areas such as those who live near the tourism objects in Bali. Comparing to any other countries which accept English as their second language, Balinese English is of course different in term of communicative English as we explained before. These differences is not something that just happens, there are some factors that influence these differences such as,

1.      Culture

Culture plays a vital influence in using the language. The more the language is used in daily life the more people are able to use the language.  In Bali, there is not English community, so that Balinese people only speaks English when they need. There is no culture or habitual in using English with other Balinese people.

2.      Acquisition

Because there is no English community in Bali, the acquisition of Balinese people with the English is not perfectly well. For those who learn English formally will  know more about the written English but not the spoken English for they lack of practice, meanwhile, for those who learn from the society will be able to speak well but sometimes they don’t know whether they use the correct English or not.

3.      Society they live in

Society has important influence in learning languages. If English is used in daily life communication, people will be able to speak better; however, if English is only used when they meet with the foreigners, there will be limitation in using English. In Bali, there are only several areas in which English is used in daily communication, especially in tourism areas such as Kuta, Ubud, Sanur, etc. It makes the learning process slower than other countries which use English in their daily life.

4.      Education

Education departments are one of the places to learn languages. In Bali, education departments only focus the introduction of other languages as formal use. It is a good way to understand the pattern of the language but it is hard for the people to use the language communicatively because there are lots of patterns to be followed. Therefore, many people who get formal education could not speak English as good as the one who doesn’t get formal education.