scholarly journals A Teacher’s Beliefs in Grammar and Her Teaching Practices: A Case Study of One Experienced EFL Teacher in A High School in Surakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Dani Puspitasari ◽  
Gunarso Susilohadi ◽  
Dewi Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Teaching Grammar

<p>Borg (2009) states that there is a relationship between people’s action and their belief and knowledge. It makes educational researchers take more concern with a similar phenomenon which occurs in teaching learning process. Borg claims that ‘teachers’ mental lives play a role in their instructional practices’. This qualitative research reports a case study of teacher’s beliefs in grammar and her grammar teaching practice in SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta. The data were collected by in-depth interview with the teacher, in-depth interview with students, and passive classroom observation. The data were analyzed by qualitative data analysis proposed by Miles and Huberman (1994). The result of the research indicates that the teacher’s beliefs of grammar and teaching grammar influence her grammar teaching practices.</p>

scholarly journals Reflective Teacher Journal to Develop Teacher’s Professionalism

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Anjar Nur Cholifah ◽  
Abdul Asib ◽  
Suparno Suparno
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Efl Teacher ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Teaching Learning

To be good a teacher, a teacher must incessantly improve her/his teaching practice and skill/knowledge to produce and keep the academic quality. Mechanically, a teacher requires to concern a particular method/ technique or strategy and use a certain tool/type to fulfill the benchamark of excellence in teaching. Hence, reflection is substantial as one of the indispensable approaches that can be practiced to direct teacher’s performance becomes more experienced. In teaching, the term reflection refers to the opportunity of teachers to think back critically after the teaching-learning process. Previous studies that have been conducted to observe the efficiency of teacher journal in the education field. Conversely, only a few kinds research explored teacher’s perceptions toward the utilization of the teacher’s journal. Likewise, this research was located in Indonesia and engage an in-service EFL teacher of Junior High School to accomplish the gap. It intended at determining the parts reflected from the teacher journal. Moreover, to investigate the research problems, the researcher used an in-depth interview to explore the teacher’s experience in utilizing teacher diary. Consequently, this study employed a qualitative method since it was considered as the appropriate design to accomplish the research. The researcher concluded that the teacher has a positive perceptions related to the teacher’s diary/teacher’s journal. It gives precious involvement for English teachers to be more experienced and professional to help students in mastering English skills and help the teacher to do reflection in order to make a better teaching practice for the next English teaching.

scholarly journals A Teacher’s Beliefs and Practices of Using Video to Teach Speaking: A Case Study At SMA As-Salam Surakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ummy Khoirunisya' Masyhudianti ◽  
Hanita Masithoh ◽  
Khoirun Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

In the 21st century era, the implementation of technology in the form of common digital media and resources has been applied by teachers in language teaching and learning process. One of the digital media broadly used in teaching is video. It provides many advantages to promoteand improve students' speaking skill. This study aims to investigate the teacher's beliefs and the practices of using video in teaching speaking at the Ten Grade of SMA As-Salam Surakarta. A qualitative method was employed as the design of this study. An English teacher voluntarily involved as the participant. The data were collected through in depth-interview. The findings were categorized into three majors: 1) Teacher's belief in teaching speaking using video; 2) The reflection of those beliefs in classroom practices; 3) Factors shaping the teacher's beliefs and the practices. The result showed that there is no discrepancy between the teacher's beliefs and teaching practices. This study has a contribution to the development of English foreign language teaching. Hence, it is suggested that the English teacher should highlight their beliefs in order to create effective teaching practices.

scholarly journals Analysis of Teacher Beliefs and Efficacy for Teaching Writing to Weak Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Tunku Mohani Tunku Mohtar ◽  
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh ◽  
Napisah Kepol ◽  
Ahmad Zainuri Loap Ahmad ◽  
Sasigaran Moneyam
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Beliefs ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

The present study investigated the beliefs and efficacy of a teacher teaching English to students who were weak at the language. The objective of the study was mainly to investigate the beliefs and efficacy of the ESL teacher for teaching writing to weak learners. The research was a case study of the English Language teacher teaching Form Three class of students whose English proficiency was very low. An interview was conducted with the teacher to further probe the instructional strategies applied to enhance her beliefs and efficacy in her own capabilities to make learning happen in her classroom. Observations were made to investigate the teacher’s efficacy in teaching and the performance of the students specifically for writing. Results show the teacher’s beliefs of her students’ capabilities and their language needs helped shape the teacher’s instructional strategies. The teacher’s efficacy enabled her to decide to undertake the task of teaching writing to her students because she was confident in her ability. The teacher provided clues to the students to facilitate their learning. This kind of feedback from the teacher indirectly motivated them to learn. The teacher’s beliefs and efficacy contributed to her teaching practice and the instructional strategies that she used in turn enhanced her beliefs and efficacy. The study implicates that teacher’s beliefs and efficacy can assist the weak learners in improving their writing skills and also facilitate language learning.

scholarly journals Riding Out the Storm: Out-of-Field Teaching Practice in Indonesia

Humaniora ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Esti Rahayu ◽  
Shuki Osman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
Extended Time ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning

As out-of-field teachers existence led to change in teachers, this research aimed to explore their commitment to learning and teaching, and how their schools supported them. Five Indonesian teachers who started teaching as out-of-field teachers and their school leaders were interviewed for this research. The qualitative case study was employed to explore the problem through interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis. The findings reveal that the initial commitment to teaching, learning, and growing is an investment for further actions throughout the teaching practice. The schools provide necessary assistance through the induction and during their in-service in the provided and requested professional learning, being trusted and acknowledged by school leaders, and having resourceful colleagues. From their schools’ support, the out-of-field teachers become more knowledgeable and remain as teachers for an extended time.

scholarly journals Inconsistency Among Beliefs, Knowledge, and Teaching Practice in Mathematical Problem Solving: A Case Study of a Primary Teacher

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Tatag Yuli Eko Siswono ◽  
Ahmad Wachidul Kohar ◽  
Ika Kurniasari ◽  
Sugi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Problems ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

This is a case study investigating a primary teacher’s beliefs, knowledge, and teaching practice in mathematical problem solving. Data was collected through interview of one primary teacher regarding his beliefs on the nature of mathematics, mathematics teaching, and mathematics learning as well as knowledge about content and pedagogy of problem solving. His teaching practice was also observed which focused on the way he helped his students solve several different mathematics problems in class based on Polya’s problemsolving process: understand the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the plan, and looking back. Findings of this study point out that while the teacher’s beliefs, which are closely related to his problem solving view, are consistent with his knowledge of problem solving, there is a gap between such beliefs and knowledge around his teaching practice. The gap appeared primarily around the directive teaching which corresponds to instrumental view he held in most of Polya’s process during his teaching practice, which is not consistent with beliefs and knowledge he professed during the interview. Some possible causes related to several associate factors such as immediate classroom situation and teaching practice experience are discussed to explain such inconsistency. The results of this study are encouraging, however, further studies still need to be conducted.

scholarly journals A Mind Mapping : A Strategy to Enhance Students’ English Grammatical Structure

Al-Lisan ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-229
Author(s):  
Furqon Edi Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
English Education ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Direct Reactions ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Teaching Grammar

The goal of this review was to study about the implementation of Mind Mapping in teaching grammar in the second semester of students of the Department of English Education at IAIN Surakarta. Observation and documentation were the instruments for collecting the data. These instruments were used to collect data on the Mind Mapping process in grammar teaching, problems and solutions. The data analysis technique started with data reduction, data display and verification. First, the findings revealed that the implementation of Mind Mapping in teaching grammar was only used to provide an overview of the material. It was developed by elaborating, questioning, and responding techniques or methods for transferring the material. Mind Mapping made the students active in giving feedback and become a measure in assessing  how far the students understood the material during the teaching-learning process, the students were very eager to analyze the material using Mind Mapping. It could be seen from their direct reactions during the teaching-learning process and observed the work of the student in the classroom. Second, there are some advantages to using mind mapping in grammar teaching. They were; (1) giving students an overview of the concept of grammar material; (2) making grammar easier to understand; and (3) helping students to easily memorize the concept of English grammatical structure.

scholarly journals Proposing Structured Input Activities for Communicative Grammar Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Sulistyani Sulistyani ◽  
Khoiriyah Khoiriyah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Target Structure ◽  
Structured Input ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Input Processing ◽  
Processing Strategies ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Communicative Activities ◽  
Teaching Grammar

<p>Current views of language teaching suggest that grammar is included in communicative activities. The reason is that discrete grammar teaching fails to produce fluent speakers while pure communicative classroom fails to produce accurate speakers. This article aims to share a way of teaching grammar in meaning-focused instruction namely structured input activities consisting of referential activities and affective activities. The activities not only affect learners’ input processing strategies but also affect their underlying system in such a way to be able to incorporate the target forms in their output. Besides containing input that facilitates form meaning connections they also force learners to focus on the target structure and to process it for meaning. This practice is expected to provide EFL teachers with useful practical insight to enhance their teaching practices.</p>

A case study of how beliefs toward language learning and language teaching influence the teaching practices of a Japanese teacher of English in Japanese higher education

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Diane Nagatomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Japanese Higher Education ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

Japanese teachers of English in Japanese higher education are an under-researched, yet a highly influential group of teachers. A yearlong case study with one teacher, a literature specialist who is relatively new at teaching English, was conducted. Through multiple interviews and classroom observations, it was found that the teacher’s beliefs toward language learning and language teaching are deeply rooted in how she successfully learned English and are shaped by her love for literature. The paper concludes with a call for more qualitative and quantitative research investigating the teaching practices and the English pedagogical beliefs of Japanese university English teachers in order to deepen our understanding of English language education in Japan. 日本の高等教育機関における日本人の英語教師の役割は大きいにもかかわらず、これまで十分に研究の対象になって来なかった。文学が専門の比較的経験の浅い1人の教師を対象として1年間、ケーススタディを行った。数回のインタビューおよび教室での観察を通じて、その教師の言語学習・言語教授についての本人の信条が、自分の英語学習における成功体験および文学への愛情に少なからず影響されていることが判明した。本論では、日本における英語教育の理解を深めるためには、大学教師がどのような教育を行っているか、どのような教育上の信念を持っているのかを、質的にも量的にもさらに研究する必要性があると結論づけている。

Exploring the impact of a teacher development programme using a digital application on linguistic interactions in the classroom: a multiple case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Gràcia ◽  
Ana Luisa Adam-Alcocer ◽  
Pamela Castillo Mardones
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Reflective Questions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This article reports on the use of a digital application (EVALOE-SSD) for the professional development of teachers to improve the linguistic competence of their students. We conducted a multiple case study that involved five teachers and their students from different schools. Over a period of three months, the teachers used the digital application to assess their classes, make decisions and introduce changes in their teaching practices. The results show that the change process includes stages of progress and stages of regression, but in general the trend was to a progressive increase in scores. Therefore, the use of the digital application improved the competences of teachers and students, regardless of the type of school or students’ age. This is shown in the cases of two teachers, which are analysed in greater depth. We believe that our findings are important as they document how self-reflection, stimulated by aids such as video recordings, reflective questions and pictures, facilitates a change in teaching practices. At the end of the programme, all the teachers stated that the experience of using the digital tool had clearly been enriching, and they had learnt and improved teaching practice linked to communicative competence.

scholarly journals A TEACHER’S BELIEFS ON THE INTEGRATION OF VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING SPEAKING: A CASE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adin Fauzi ◽  
Desy Damayanti ◽  
Takdir Ilahi
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Video Technology ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs

This study investigates the teacher’s beliefs on video technology integration in ELT. A case study was employed as the research design to produce an in-depth description of video technology integration that is rich and holistic. An English teacher was purposefully selected as the research subject of the study. The results of the study indicate that the teacher’s beliefs about English, teaching and learning, and video technology are strongly connected with teaching practices. Moreover, the findings show that there is no any discrepancy between beliefs and practices. This study attempts to contribute to the literature on the study of the teachers’ beliefs that underlie teaching practices. Teachers should understand their own beliefs to promote effective teaching practices.

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