Journal of English Language Teaching

Abstract

___________________________________________________________________ A range of language teaching methods and approaches including Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) have been widely researched and used in English education. In the early 2000s, Scott Thornbury and Luke Meddings int roduced “Teaching Unplugged: Dogme in English Language Teaching,” challenging the effectiveness of the other language teaching methods that are heavily reliant on textbooks and technology. They argued that the overreliance on such facilities hinders the creation of a truly communicative learning environment. This approach offers an innovative perspective on language education to ensure more student-centered learning and communicative language learning experiences, particularly in schools lacking adequate infrastructure and technology. Inspired by the approach, the theoretical research introduces and provides a conceptual design of teacher training relevant to novice Indonesian EFL teachers, especially those working at schools in Indonesia's most remote and disadvantaged areas