LETS Local Wisdom-Based English Teaching Strategies

LETS: Local Wisdom-Based English Teaching Strategies presents a contextual and inquiry-oriented framework for transforming English literacy learning in higher education. Responding to the persistent challenges of decontextualized reading instruction, this book demonstrates how local wisdom can become an epistemic and cognitive resource that strengthens comprehension, engagement, and higher-order thinking rather than serving merely as cultural enrichment.

Grounded in classroom-based inquiry and Design-Based Research conducted in an Indonesian EFL context, the LETS Framework integrates local wisdom, Problem-Based Learning, collaborative inquiry, and reflective literacy practices into a coherent pedagogical model. Through this integration, reading is redefined as a meaningful process of investigation, interpretation, and knowledge construction that connects global academic literacy with learners’ cultural identities and lived experiences.

The book presents the theoretical foundations, conceptual framework, instructional design, classroom implementation, and empirical evidence supporting LETS. It also offers practical guidance for developing contextual reading materials, inquiry-oriented literacy activities, reflective assessment, and culturally responsive teaching practices that foster meaningful and equitable learning environments.

Written for lecturers, teachers, curriculum developers, researchers, and graduate students, this monograph contributes to contemporary discussions on contextual EFL pedagogy by demonstrating that meaningful English literacy emerges when global learning is connected to local knowledge, culture, and authentic educational experiences.