ERIC Number: EJ1363576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Psychologically Ready? Cases of EFL Elementary School Teachers' Readiness to Teach English in Indonesia
Angraeni, Anggi; Yusuf, Fazri Nur
Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), v9 n2 p352-366 2022
In the implementation of "Kurikulum Merdeka" in Indonesian schools, there is a fundamental change related to the position of English as a subject. When previously English was considered a local content subject at elementary schools, in today's curriculum, it becomes compulsory for both primary to secondary levels of elementary. The policymakers should be intrigued about whether elementary school teachers in Indonesia are ready to respond to this change. Accordingly, this study intends to investigate to what extent the participated teachers are ready to teach English in elementary school. The psychological dimension of readiness was the main concern. To address this issue, a narrative inquiry involving three elementary teachers, all teaching in fourth grade, served as the participants of this study. They wrote their personal stories with guiding questions comprising their experiences dealing with English, how they had responded to changes, and their educational backgrounds. Through deductive coding and data analysis, it revealed that the participants had different ways of responding to change, such as: conducting preparation, worrying, and being optimistic. They had different educational majors, which was predicted as a factor that influences self-efficacy. They also had different experiences in dealing with their English proficiency. However, they believed they were psychologically ready to teach English at Elementary schools. The result indicates that there is important to investigate further and more in-depth other dimensions of readiness: behavioural and situational readiness.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Readiness, Second Language Instruction, National Curriculum, Grade 4, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Motivation, Self Efficacy
Indonesia University of Education. Jl. Mayor Abdurachman No. 211, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45322, Indonesia. Web site: https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/mimbar/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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