The Challenges Faced by Teachers in Teaching English in The Current Curriculum Change

Geminastiti Sakkir(1), Amirullah Abduh(2), Martin Andrew(3*), Ahmad Bukhori Muslim(4), Yasdin Yasdin(5),

(1) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(2) Universitas Negeri Makassar
(3) Otego Polytechnic University, New Zealand
(4) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
(5) Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author



Abstract


Abstract. This study was conducted with the aim to know and identifying the challenges faced by teachers in teaching English in the current curriculum change. The research method that will be used is descriptive qualitative method. The subjects are 102 teachers in SMA/MA/SMK/equivalent in South Sulawesi Province. Data obtained from essay questions were analyzed through qualitative data analysis techniques through coding. The results of the analysis was in the form of a description of the teacher's challenges faced in teaching English during the curriculum change period. This description will be useful for learners, teachers, policy makers and foreign language learning theorists. The results of the study indicate that, there are many challenges faced by teachers in teaching English in the current curriculum change (before the Pandemic, during and post Pandemic Covid-19 era). The challenging comes from students’ conditions, teachers’ conditions, school condition, environment condition, materials condition, learning process, administration process, and technology implementation.

 

 

Keywords: Challenges, Teachers, Teaching Strategies, Curriculum

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