Examining the Implementation of Curriculum 2013 on the Teaching of English (A Case Study at a Senior High School and a Vocational School in Cianjur West Java)
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: ABSTRACT \nWahyudin. Examining the Implementation of Curriculum 2013 on the Teaching of English (A Case Study at a Senior High School and a Vocational School in Cianjur West Java) \nThis study aims at examining and describing the implementation of Curriculum 2013 in senior and vocational school. Besides, it also investigated what teachers perceived on the new paradigm on teaching using Curriculum 2013. The study employed a qualitative method more specifically a case study design. The study was conducted in a senior high school and a vocational school involved two English teachers. Data were gathered from document, observation and interview during the eight weeks non-participant research. From the document analysis, it was found out that teachers were able to develop sound lesson plans. Yet, for vocational school teacher, he needed more practice in developing feasible assessment document. While the observation revealed that a teacher from senior high school shown her expertise in delivering the whole teaching instruction successfully refers to the demands of curriculum 2013. Meanwhile, a teacher from vocational school revealed the lack of implementing curriculum 2013 in conducting of assessment and teaching methodology during the teaching activities in progress. Last but not least, as the interview data indicated, the teacher from senior high school perceived positively to Curriculum 2013 and found no obstacles on it. In contrast with a teacher from vocational school, he faced fundamental problems in curriculum 2013 specifically on conducting assessment including the difficulties to elaborate and enriched teaching methodology. The findings above suggest that Curriculum 2013 was implemented differently. It relied heavily on the teacher’s competence. Because of this, it is recommended that the government provides more training to empower teachers, and for teachers it is suggested to improve their ability in developing sound lesson plan and providing more various teaching methodology. \nKeywords: Curriculum 2013, teaching of English, perception.
Author: Wahyudin Wahyudin
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2794609166