Teachers' Beliefs And Classroom Practices Of English Teaching(A Case Study At Mts N Jeketro)

• Main Authors: Wafa, Zaenul (Author), , Prof. Dr. Endang Fauziati, M. Hum (Author), , Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2016-08-11.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Connect to this object online
• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/1/NASKAH%20PUBLIKASI.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/3/HALAMAN%20DEPAN.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/4/BAB%20I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/6/BAB%20II.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/7/BAB%20III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/8/BAB%20IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/10/BAB%20V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/12/DAFTAR%20PUSTAKA.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/14/LAMPIRAN.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/45637/15/SURAT%20PERNYATAAN%20PUBLIKASI%20ILMIAH.pdf
• Keywords: LB1603 Secondary Education. Middle Schools

This research was a case study of English teachers' beliefs and classroom practices at MTs N Jeketro. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe teachers' beliefs about English teaching, (2) to investigate the teachers' beliefs implemented in the classroom practices, (3) to analyze factors contributing to shape teachers' beliefs. The type of the research was a qualitative with case study approach. It was an investigation of a single case or collective case to capture the complexity of objects of the study. The object of the study was teachers' beliefs of English teaching at MTs N Jeketro. The subjects of the study were four English teachers consisting of two male and female teachers. The data sources used in this study were: classroom observation, open ended questionnaire, transcript of interview and document. The techniques of collecting data used were open-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interview, classroom observation and document analysis taken from the informants. The data validity used was data triangulation to gain accountable information through a variety of sources. Then, the researcher used Miles and Hubberman's Model (1993) to analyze the data. The finding of this study showed that first, most of the teachers' beliefs were consistent with their classroom practices namely beliefs about learning objective, syllabus, instructional material, classroom techniques, teachers' roles, students' roles and assessment although the researcher still found one discrepancy namely teachers' beliefs about classroom procedure. The factors contributing to shape teachers' beliefs were (1) experience as language learners (2) training or seminar that teachers participated, (3) personal factor and (4) teaching experience works best.