Teaching English for the First Time:  Frightening or Challenging?

Megawati, Fika; Astutik, Yuli

doi:10.26803/ijlter.18.4.9

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“…For newly teachers, they also faced various problems in teaching and learning in the classroom (Megawati & Astutik, 2019). The problems are however slightly different from those who have served for long.…”

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Communication Skills: Top Priority of Teaching Competency

Ibrahim

Yusof²,

Aslamiah³

et al. 2019

IJLTER

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Teachers' competence has been identified as the most effective contributor to student's achievement. Despite high expectations, diversity of backgrounds and student variations have led to the teaching and learning process to be challenging, causing teachers to be less clear to choose the best teaching method to be implemented in the classroom. This study was conducted to develop a model for determining the best constructs and skills to measure teaching competence. This crosssectional survey study involved 328 teachers of secondary schools at province of Terengganu, Malaysia. The data were collected through questionnaires and analysed using SEM-AMOS by emphasizing four main elements of measurement such loading factor, convergent validity, discriminant validity and composite reliability. This study had successfully developed a measurement model of teacher's teaching competency that contains constructs of (i) communication with students, (ii) teaching strategies, and (iii) classroom management. The findings also identified 21 behavioural skills that teachers can use to improve their teaching competence. It is recommended to all parties whether teachers or educational leaders to utilize this result towards empowering the quality of teacher's teaching, especially in terms of improving the training curriculum, teaching supervision, incentive schemes, promotions and so on.

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Communication Skills: Top Priority of Teaching Competency

Ibrahim

Yusof²,

Aslamiah³

et al. 2019

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“…Generally, the questions deal with how nerve-wracking and challenging the participant's first teaching experience was (Megawati & Astutik, 2019). The first part deals with classroom situations, focusing on students' engagement and the pre-service teacher's instruction experience.…”

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Narratives of Experiences in International Teaching Practicum: Lessons from an EFL Pre-Service Teacher

Megawati,

Shah,

Anugerahwati

et al. 2023

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Contrary to popular belief that field experience should be held in local settings, teacher education programs currently initiate networking with other countries through the international teaching practicum (ITP) program. Considering the platform’s magnitude, this paper aims to explore the pre-service English teacher’s experiences during ITP to build professional development of EFL potential teachers from various activities abroad. In this study, a narrative inquiry was implemented and supplemented with data obtained from Tina (pseudonym), an EFL pre-service teacher in one of the Indonesian universities who joined a four-month ITP program abroad, particularly in Thailand. In collecting the data, semi-structured in-depth interviews that emphasized five eligibility aspects were used. The findings reveal that the pre-service teacher reaped plenty of meaningful experience from ITP in terms of the classroom situation, the implementation of basic teaching skills, the period of success or failure in teaching, values for EFL teacher candidates in ITP, critical incidents, and students’ general English competence after ITP. This study provides evidence and feedback for the institution for better planning and organization in implementing practicum. Further, it implies equipping student-teachers with sufficient skill and competence related to adaptability, cultural identity, fear, and emotions in facing challenging English instruction in the future through multiple exposures to teaching instruments and supporting situated environment facilities.

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Teaching English for the First Time: Frightening or Challenging?

Cited by 2 publications

References 20 publications

Communication Skills: Top Priority of Teaching Competency

Communication Skills: Top Priority of Teaching Competency

Narratives of Experiences in International Teaching Practicum: Lessons from an EFL Pre-Service Teacher

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