PEMBEKALAN CALON WISUDAWAN-WISUDAWATI UNIVERSITAS ISLAM
INDONESIA
EMBARKING ON LARGE CLASS TEACHING:A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF NOVICE
EFL TEACHERSIrma Windy AstutiEnglish Language Education
DepartmentUniversitas Islam Indonesia
[email protected]
1Problem AreaChallenges faced by new/ novice teachers in
generalOne of the challenges faced novice EFL teachers: Teaching a
foreign language in large class settingFinding out: How EFL
teachers give meanings to it?
r & pInputs/ MethodologyTwo novice teachers / participants
narrative inquiry:EFL teachers in secondary schoolsRe-current
interview segments (preliminary, semi-structured and structured
interviews)Classroom observations *The vast array of data from
different sources were analyzed and confirmed to ensure its
trustworthiness (Creswell, 2003 and Bogdan and Biklen, 2003)
-5OutputsFINDING #1 Challenges in catering students various
language proficiency/ level, needs, interests & motivation
Potentials for teachers self and professional empowerment through
reflectionsFINDING #2 Teachers roles :Thoughtful classroom manager
& learning facilitator Material developer (negotiating content
& mode of delivery)Teachers as peerFr. Ts nrrtvOutputsFINDING
#3Participants perceptions of Theory-Practice Mismatch Teachers
maximFINDING #4Participants perceptions of their status &
professional development:Gaining trust and respects from the pupils
(The importance of being resilient)Limited professional enhancement
from the school Teachers readiness for continuous professional
improvement & development
Bst prc.Take AwaysMany of the aspects involved in teaching large
EFL classes as experienced & perceived by the novice teacher
participants have validated the results of some earlier studies
within similar topic: Problems and potentials of large language
classesIdentification of novice teachers special rolesInitiative/
inventiveness for early professional development
