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Each language has its own uniqueness. English is unique as compared with Bahasa Indonesia which has no tense system. These languages can be used to academically convey meanings. The position of English in Indonesia is at the expanding circle (Kirkpatrick, 2007), that is communicated as a foreign language. From the viewpoint of teaching and learning, the position of Indonesia is of the advantage. The uniqueness of Bahasa Indonesia makes the Indonesians learning English get much exposure to the target language, that is English. The teacher should be able to make the learners do a lot of practice in using English since they mostly speak their vernacular or their national language outside the classrooms (Wiyono: 2017). The learner-centered teaching process is supposed to be able to solve the above problem because there is a lot of opportunity for a teacher to let the learners be exposed to the language they are learning. This means that the learners get a lot of practice and actively participate in the teaching learning process. This is in line with Nunan (1998: 2) who states that the difference between the teacher-centered and leaner- centered teaching is that the latter makes learners be involved in the content related to the curriculum. The teacher is not the only source. He is a facilitator and is only one of the sources. (Suparno: 2005)