EFL TEACHERS’ CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING THE INDEPENDENT CURRICULUM: A CASE STUDY AT SMA NEGERI 8 MALANG

Inayatul Ainiyah

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Abstract: Changes to the new curriculum have an impact on teachers, they are required to readjust to the new curriculum, namely an independent curriculum because there is a change in the concept of learning activities that must be achieved. Therefore, this encourages researchers to explore what challenges English teacher face in implementing the Independent Curriculum, especially at the planning, implementation, and assessment stages, and how to overcome challenges at these three stages. This research was conducted at one of the high schools in East Java, Indonesia, namely SMA Negeri 8 Malang. The participant is one of the 10th-grade English teachers at the school. Using a case study research design, this study uses a qualitative approach with interviews and observation as research instruments. The analysis applied in this study contained three steps including data reduction, data presentation, and verification. Based on the results that have been found, in general teacher experience difficulties in understanding the independent curriculum while the guidebook has not been obtained, then it is difficult for teacher to adapt learning styles to differences in students' English abilities, and determine appropriate assessments. Therefore, it is recommended that teacher take part in professional training and development, improve personal skills, and conduct formative evaluations and feedback. Then the Ministry of Education and Culture to carry out equal distribution of independent curriculum training and provide guidebooks for teachers in each school.

Keywords: English Teachers, Independent Curriculum, ELT


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