scholarly journals English Teachers’ Professional Competence in Comprehending Factual Text in Padang Pariaman Regency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Triani Oktarina ◽  
Hermawati Syarif
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Factual Text

scholarly journals The causes of the English teachers’ problems on professional competence at Vocational High School

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
S Syamsinar ◽  
K Khaeruddin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Vocational High Schools ◽  
The Government

The objectives of this research aimed at (i) finding out the causes of the problems in teaching English at vocational high schools and (ii) finding out the possible solution toward the problems of the teachers in teaching English subject at vocational high schools. The researcher applied purposive sampling technique in selecting the participants. The participants consisted of two advanced teachers and two beginner teachers at vocational high schools in Somba Opu sub-district. The additional participants were two headmasters that focused on the possible solution dealing with the problem found by the English teachers at VHS. This research under applied descriptive approach and qualitative method. The data were collected by using two instruments namely semi-structured interview and observation checklist. The data were analyzed by using the framework of Miles and Huberman’s (2012) namely data reduction, data display, and drawing then verifying conclusion. The results of this research mentioned nine causes of the problems on the professional competence of English teachers in teaching at vocational high school and the possible solution toward the causes. The outline of the causes of the problems on professional competence are the less effort of the English teachers to improve the linguistic aspects, lack of English for Spesific Purpose knowledge, less of communicative competence, less preparation of teaching contents, less in using ICT as a teaching method and lack in managing the time and managing the class. The possible solution can draw in this research that the English teachers at VHS have to consider the students’ need, prepare the teaching planning and involved in the teaching training. Thus, this research might become a recommendation to the government and the Educational trainer for facilitating the English teachers at VHS with education training of ESP knowledge and supporting the teachers in developing their professional competence.

An Investigation into Objective-based English Listening and Speaking Instruction

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Ying Pan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Effective Instruction ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
College English ◽  
Instructional Objectives ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Listening And Speaking

Based on the theories of instructional objectives, this research investigates the current situation of teachers’ attitude toward objectives, how English teachers design objectives and how they facilitate the attainment of objectives in College English listening and speaking class. This research aims to arouse teachers’ awareness of objectives in College English listening and speaking classroom instruction and restate the importance of objectives for effective instruction. Meanwhile, the investigation also aims to presents problems existing in teachers’ professional competence, especially in objective design before class and promotion in classroom instruction to provide clues for teachers’ professional development.

scholarly journals Factors affecting the quality and efficacy of an ELT-INSET: A case study of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Shakila Nur ◽  
Megan Short
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
English Education ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quality Issue ◽  
Teacher Trainers

Given the integral role of English teachers in promoting quality English education, English language teaching in-service teacher education and training (ELT-INSET) plays a crucial role in developing quality and professional competence of English teachers. It is in this regard, when the inevitability of ELT-INSET is growing worldwide, our article identifies quality parameters of an ELT-INSET conducted in Bangladesh. This qualitative case study was conducted as part of a doctoral project employing semi-structured interviews with one ELT-INSET programme coordinator, three teacher trainers and 12 trainees (English teachers) of an ELT-INSET. The cross-case analysis of the interview data identified six factors adversely affecting the quality and efficacy of the ELT-INSET. The factors included the absence of needs analysis culture, an ineffective trainee selection mechanism and proper monitoring system, the quality issue of teacher trainers, contents and materials, the lack of required logistics support and finally, the bureaucratic power-coercive ELT-INSET management. The article, by shedding light on those findings, finally informs the policymakers with some implications with which to develop their policy and to enhance and ensure the quality and efficacy of ELT-INSET programmes. The implications might also be applicable irrespective of INSET for other subjects and polities with the same context beyond Bangladesh.

scholarly journals DIDACTIC PECULIARITIES OF FORMING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE ENGLISH TEACHERS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Kamola Riskulova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
The Future

It is started in the article some didactic thoughts concerning to conduct a monitoring, to evaluate the level of competence, innovative form, method, means of teaching, competency indicators and typology of competence in forming professional competence of the future English teacher.

scholarly journals Becoming an English Teacher: Voices from Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Gopal Prasad Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Role Model ◽  
English Language ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Social Prestige ◽  
Inquiry Approach

Motivations for choosing English teacher as a career have attracted considerable attention in recent years, and a number of research studies have been conducted to gain insights into pre-service and in-service teachers’ reasons for entering teacher education programmes. This study aimed at investigating motivating factors to choose English language teaching as a career. It also aimed at exploring the job satisfaction level of the participants, and the professional development activities they adopt to develop their professional competence. Five teachers of English who have been teaching English at different levels of education in Nepal for ten years now participated in this study. The narrative inquiry approach was adopted as a research design for this study. Interview was used as a tool for data collection. The study contains qualitative data only. The data were described and analyzed descriptively. The study revealed that the participants chose English teacher as career due to the influence of their role model English teachers; the love for the subject, the social prestige the English teachers deserved and the passion for teaching. The participants are satisfied with positions they hold as they have been able to help the adults to learn. Their motives for selecting job are guided by intrinsic motives such as interest, personal experience, intellectual fulfillment, and altruistic ones. The findings also indicated that they adopt different activities to develop their professional competence such as taking part in workshops, seminars, becoming members of professional community, attending ELT and applied linguistics conferences

scholarly journals Problems in Setting Teaching Objectives and Countermeasures to Work out Teaching Objectives in College English Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yan Chen ◽  
Lingzhi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
College English ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
English Class ◽  
Teaching Design ◽  
Teaching Goal ◽  
English Classroom

The professional competence of college English teachers in setting teaching goal has a direct impact on their teaching design level. Enhancing college teachers’ability in setting classroom teaching goal facilitates the improvement of their design level. By combining with the teaching design scheme of normal class, this paper defines the meaning of College English classroom teaching objectives,analyzes the problems that the college English teachers have in setting teaching objectives, and puts forward corresponding countermeasures to develop the college English teachers’ capability of setting teaching objectives, which are expected to promote college English teachers’ ability to design the activities for their class.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF TEACHERS’ REPORT TEXTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Sudarsono M. I. Sudarsono ◽  
Devi Yunitasari ◽  
Muhammad Handi Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistic ◽  
Subject Matter Content ◽  
Report Text

This research aims at observing the teachers’ professional competence by investigating the report texts written by three English teachers in a junior high school in terms of their schematic structures and linguistic features. To achieve this aim, a qualitative case study design involving analysis of English teachers’ report texts and interviews with these English teachers was employed in this research. The results of this research showed that generally the three English teachers have demonstrated sufficient ability in applying appropriate schematic structures and linguistic features relevant to the criteria of a report text. However, the results of this research also indicate that some improvements in understanding and writing a report text, especially in terms of schematic structure, linguistic features, and theme progressions, are needed to enhance the teachers’ subject matter content knowledge about report text.

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