TRACES OF CRITICAL SPIRITUAL PEDAGOGY IN INDONESIAN EFL TEACHERS’ CHRISTIAN-BASED CLASSES

Language teachers play a very important part in language education and learning. What they do in classroom is a reflection of what they know and believe about issues related to their professional practices. Their knowledge and beliefs provide them with the underlying framework guiding their teaching learning process related to the content, approach, and evaluation of teaching and learning. The objective of this paper, therefore, was to examine the beliefs of language techers in teaching learning process. Based on the discussions and conclusions, it is recommended that the English language teachers need to have clear beliefs about their teaching learning process, and be very much willing to improve the language pedagogy through self-reflection/self-study. Key words: teaching learning process, beliefs

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Expressions of Attitudes in Students’ Narrative Writing: An Appraisal Analysis

Lingua Cultura ◽

10.21512/lc.v12i4.4789 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 333

Author(s):

Sri Wuli Fitriati ◽

Yuni Awalaturrohmah Solihah ◽

Tusino Tusino

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

English Language ◽

Private University ◽

Language Teachers ◽

English Department ◽

Narrative Writing ◽

Central Java ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

Basic English

This article investigated attitude, one of subsystem appraisal, in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students’ narrative writings. Five narrative writing was selected purposefully from undergraduate students of the English Department at a local private university in Central Java. The findings demonstrate that the affect is the most dominant subsystem of attitude used in the students’ narrative writing to convey feelings and emotion of characters and events in the stories in order to make the readers involved in the stories. The prominent finding of this research implies that most students used expressions of attitudes which belong to basic English words and repetition of same words. This present research suggests English language teachers and lecturers pay more attention to the explicit teaching of attitudinal words usage in writing, especially narrative writing.

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Professional development of English language teachers in Malang, Indonesia: Institutional and individual perspectives

10.26686/wgtn.17060639 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Anik Nunuk Wulyani

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

English Proficiency ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Ict Skills ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Teacher Professional ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

The Individual

Two important areas of professional development for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Indonesia identified in the 2003 Law on National Education System and 2005 Law on Teachers and Lecturers are disciplinary knowledge and ICT skills. The present thesis investigates institutional and individual aspects of EFL teacher professional development (TPD) in Indonesia in relation to the development of these two areas of expertise. Three studies were carried out. The first study measured Indonesian EFL teachers’ target language (English) proficiency as a core component of their professional knowledge and how it is maintained and developed by the teachers. EFL teachers’ language proficiency in this study was operationalised as their lexical, reading and writing proficiency and measured using the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT), IELTS-like reading comprehension test and IELTS-like academic writing test, respectively. The results showed that the teachers’ length of service correlated negatively with their knowledge of academic vocabulary, as well as reading and writing proficiency, indicating issues with the outcomes of the TPD in this area. To triangulate the test results, teacher perceptions data were also gathered using questionnaires and interviews. It was found that the EFL teachers tended to overestimate their own overall English language proficiency. The second study used a longitudinal blogging activity with the EFL teachers as a form of personal professional development that targeted their English language and ICT skills while reflecting on topics related to their professional (teaching) activities. Qualitative analysis of the blog entries of three EFL teachers suggested that the individual teachers’ blogging, critical reading and reflective writing skills were very uneven. Interviews with nine teachers and 11 educational stakeholders were then conducted to understand their views on blogging as a form of professional development. The results revealed that the perceived obstacles and drawbacks outweighed the perceived benefits of blogging as a form of personal professional development. The third study examined Indonesian national TPD policy documents, how these policies were translated into local professional development programmes in Malang district. It was found that the needs for EFL teachers to maintain their English proficiency and ICT skills were only partially addressed in TPD policy and implementation. In addition, the interviewed teachers and stakeholders perceived the definitions, goals, administration, evaluation, benefits, and challenges of TPD differently. Taken as a whole, the present findings show that institutional implementation of TPD policies in Indonesia needs to better target individual EFL teachers’ English proficiency and ICT skills, and that opportunities for better professional development need to be sought at both personal and institutional levels. At the individual level, self-motivation to continue learning is crucial for English language teachers who want to keep up with change and innovation in English language teaching. At the institutional level, needs analyses and environmental analyses are essential in designing programs for maintaining and developing teacher professional competency.

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A study of EFL teachers’ classroom grading practices in secondary schools and private institutes: a mixed methods approach

Language Testing in Asia ◽

10.1186/s40468-021-00145-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Majid Nowruzi

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

English Language ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Sequential Mixed Methods ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Motivation Enhancement ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

Teachers Professional Development ◽

Internal And External Factors

AbstractThis explanatory sequential mixed methods study aimed at exploring the grading decision-making of Iranian English language teachers in terms of the factors used when assigning grades and the rationales behind using those factors. In the preliminary quantitative phase, a questionnaire was issued to 300 secondary school and private institute EFL teachers. Quantitative data analyses showed that teachers attached the most weight to nonachievement factors such as effort, improvement, ability, and participation when determining grades. Next, follow-up interviews were conducted with 30 teachers from the initial sample. The analyses of interview data revealed that teachers assigned hodgepodge grades on five major grounds of learning encouragement, motivation enhancement, lack of specific grading criteria, pressure from stakeholders, and flexibility in grading. Data integration indicated that teacher grading decision-making was influenced by both internal and external factors, with adverse consequences for grading validity. Eliciting explanations for the use of specific grading criteria from the same teachers who utilized those criteria in their grading in a single study added to the novelty of this research. Implications for grade interpretation and use, accountability in classroom assessment, and teachers’ professional development are discussed.

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Teacher Development: Strategies and Perception

Saptagandaki Journal ◽

10.3126/sj.v8i0.18464 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 69-78

Author(s):

Padam Lal Bharati ◽

Subas Chalise

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Teacher Development ◽

English Language ◽

Development Strategies ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

English Speaking ◽

Teachers Professional Development ◽

Clear Idea

Aspects of teachers’ professional development in general and EFL teachers in non-English speaking countries in particular are issues that warrant constant research. Although these are widely researched areas internationally, within Nepal grounded professional development studies have been sparsely carried out. A considerable section of practicing English language teachers has no clear idea of the issue although it directly concerns themselves. Against this backdrop, this article explores some EFL teachers’ perception on the concept of teacher development in a relatively sophisticated centrally located town of Nepal.The Saptagandaki Journal Vol.8 2017: 69-78

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Teachers’ Misbehaviours in Class and Students’ Reactions: A Case Study

IAFOR Journal of Education ◽

10.22492/ije.9.3.06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 97-114

Author(s):

Reem Alkurdi ◽

Sharif Alghazo

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Mean Value ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Communication Style ◽

Communication Styles ◽

Student Teacher Relationship ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

The Mean

This study aims to investigate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ misbehaviours in class and their students’ reactions to these misbehaviours. Towards this end, 60 classroom observations of six English language teachers (N=10 each) were conducted at a public school in Jordan. Moreover, a survey was used to elicit 201 students’ reactions to their teachers’ misbehaviours by gauging their satisfaction with the teachers’ communication styles. Finally, the teacher participants were interviewed in order to more deeply understand why such misbehaviours occurred. Analysis of the data is grounded in the Expectancy Violation Theory. The results revealed that when the mean value of teachers’ communication style was more than 3 on a 5-point Likert Scale, the students often perceived their teachers as being positive, and the students compensated most of their teachers’ misbehaviours. However, when the mean value was below 3, the teachers were perceived as being negative, and the students reciprocated for most of the misbehaviours. The results also showed that the students are more tolerant towards their teachers’ misbehaviours as long as the teacher is perceived to be positive. The study provides insights into understanding the student-teacher relationship in EFL classes.

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A Classroom-Based Assessment of EFL Academic Essay Writing Class: Who Gets the Benefits?

JET (Journal of English Teaching) ◽

10.33541/jet.v4i2.833 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 94

Author(s):

Asri Purnamasari

Keyword(s):

Learning Process ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Study Program ◽

Essay Writing ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Teacher Trainees ◽

Writing Class ◽

English Language Teachers

Classroom-based assessment (CBA) has been implemented globally at many levels of educational system such as in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Singapore, as well as in Africa. In Indonesia, CBA might effectively be implemented in all stages of education since this way of assessment offers improvement in the teaching and learning process. This essay explores the design and implementation of CBA, which focuses on academic EFL essay writing for teacher trainees in Indonesia. Based on my reflection on taking English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Academic Essay Writing class, I found that applying a classroom-based assessment could give two benefits. The first is for the improvement of the teaching and learning process in order to reach the study objectives. The second is to facilitate the study program for creating qualified and competent English language teachers in the area of producing competent academic essay writings.

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Professional development of English language teachers in Malang, Indonesia: Institutional and individual perspectives

10.26686/wgtn.17060639.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Anik Nunuk Wulyani

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

English Language ◽

English Proficiency ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Ict Skills ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Teacher Professional ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

The Individual

Two important areas of professional development for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Indonesia identified in the 2003 Law on National Education System and 2005 Law on Teachers and Lecturers are disciplinary knowledge and ICT skills. The present thesis investigates institutional and individual aspects of EFL teacher professional development (TPD) in Indonesia in relation to the development of these two areas of expertise. Three studies were carried out. The first study measured Indonesian EFL teachers’ target language (English) proficiency as a core component of their professional knowledge and how it is maintained and developed by the teachers. EFL teachers’ language proficiency in this study was operationalised as their lexical, reading and writing proficiency and measured using the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT), IELTS-like reading comprehension test and IELTS-like academic writing test, respectively. The results showed that the teachers’ length of service correlated negatively with their knowledge of academic vocabulary, as well as reading and writing proficiency, indicating issues with the outcomes of the TPD in this area. To triangulate the test results, teacher perceptions data were also gathered using questionnaires and interviews. It was found that the EFL teachers tended to overestimate their own overall English language proficiency. The second study used a longitudinal blogging activity with the EFL teachers as a form of personal professional development that targeted their English language and ICT skills while reflecting on topics related to their professional (teaching) activities. Qualitative analysis of the blog entries of three EFL teachers suggested that the individual teachers’ blogging, critical reading and reflective writing skills were very uneven. Interviews with nine teachers and 11 educational stakeholders were then conducted to understand their views on blogging as a form of professional development. The results revealed that the perceived obstacles and drawbacks outweighed the perceived benefits of blogging as a form of personal professional development. The third study examined Indonesian national TPD policy documents, how these policies were translated into local professional development programmes in Malang district. It was found that the needs for EFL teachers to maintain their English proficiency and ICT skills were only partially addressed in TPD policy and implementation. In addition, the interviewed teachers and stakeholders perceived the definitions, goals, administration, evaluation, benefits, and challenges of TPD differently. Taken as a whole, the present findings show that institutional implementation of TPD policies in Indonesia needs to better target individual EFL teachers’ English proficiency and ICT skills, and that opportunities for better professional development need to be sought at both personal and institutional levels. At the individual level, self-motivation to continue learning is crucial for English language teachers who want to keep up with change and innovation in English language teaching. At the institutional level, needs analyses and environmental analyses are essential in designing programs for maintaining and developing teacher professional competency.

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Promoting Learner Autonomy

International Journal of Language and Literary Studies ◽

10.36892/ijlls.v2i2.278 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 156-167

Author(s):

Said OUSSOU

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Data ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

English Language ◽

Learner Autonomy ◽

Language Teachers ◽

English Language Teaching ◽

Know How ◽

Efl Context ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

English Language Teachers

Learner autonomy has been the concern of a number of researchers in English language teaching. The concept has begun life since the 1980s. It has been considered in the Moroccan EFL context among the priorities of education, which English language teachers try to implement in their classes. Studies revealed that there are correlations between learner autonomy and other variables related to learners, which makes autonomy a subject of interest and thus an ability that should be fostered. As such, the present study aims at investigating the extent to which secondary EFL teachers promote autonomy in their learners. To achieve this purpose, a quantitative research design was employed in the study, generating and analyzing quantitative data. Therefore, a sample of 96 (57 males and 39 females) EFL teachers completed the questionnaire. Drawing on the findings, it was found that EFL teachers promote learner autonomy to a great extent and that the results were conclusive among the teachers’ rates of levels of agreement and disagreement regarding the strategies for promoting learner autonomy. Thus, it is concluded that the study reported on the extent to which teachers employ a number of strategies to promote learner autonomy and that it does not necessarily mean that the study explained the degree to which teachers know how to implement those strategies, as this would be beyond the purpose of the present study.

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The Relationship between Self-Regulated Strategies and Burnout: A Teacher Analysis in the EFL Context of Iran

Studies in Linguistics and Literature ◽

10.22158/sll.v1n2p186 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 186

Author(s):

Mojgan Karamooz ◽

Mehry Haddad Narafshan

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Predictor Variable ◽

Research Participant ◽

Language Teachers ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

English Language Teachers ◽

Related Stress ◽

The Relationship

The deleterious effects of teacher burnout (academic-related stress) on academic outcomes have been previously established. However, teacher burnout’s relationship with self-regulated strategies as well as underlying factors contributing to their potential relationship is less understood. Consequently, the present study examined the link between Iranian EFL teachers’ self-regulation and burnout at Kerman English language institutes. For this aim, a total of 101 English language teachers teaching in fifteen language institutes in Kerman took part in this study. The research participant selection was according to the convenience sampling. They completed two questionnaires: Teachers’ Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) designed by Yesim et al. (2009), based on the model proposed by Zimmerman’s self-regulation (2000), and Teachers’ Burnout Questionnaire (TBQ) extracted from Pines et al. (1981) Burnout Scale. This study was a quantitative correlation survey of issue in which the relationship between predictor variable (self-regulation) and criterion variable (burnout) was analyzed. The findings yielded via correlation analysis documented that there was a significant negative relationship between applying self-regulated strategies and burnout. Subsequent data analyses showed that among the components of self-regulated strategies, goal setting was the best predictor of burnout. It means that EFL teachers who establish goals for their teaching and attempt to accomplish them will be rarely at the risk of burnout.

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