English as an International Language: Perceptions of EFL Preservice Teachers in Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia

Table 1

Participants’ perceptions of current status of English ().

No.	Statement	Response
		SD	D	U	A	SA
1	English is now widely used as an international language for effective communication with people from all over the world.	2 (1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	40 (20.6%)	145 (74.7%)
2	Numerous countries that are not native English speakers now use English as their official or working language.	2 (1%)	14 (7.2%)	47 (24.2%)	85 (43.8%)	46 (23.7%)
3	Today, English is the global language of business, culture, and education.	2 (1%)	5 (2.6%)	12 (6.2%)	66 (34%)	109 (56.2%)

SD: strongly disagree; D: disagree; U: undecided: A: agree; SA: strongly agree.