Weda Sukardi, Weda
State University of Makassar

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A STUDY OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN MAKASSAR Asriati, Asriati; Atmowardoyo, Haryanto; Sukardi, Weda
ELT WORLDWIDE Vol 2, No 1 (2015)
Publisher : Program Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Makassar

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ABSTRACT An effective English language teacher has different characteristics from an ordinary one. This research was conducted to reveal the characteristics of effective English language teachers in Makassar and the backgrounds of effective English language teachers that contribute to develop their abilities in teaching. This research applied a qualitative research method using case study approach. The findings of this research show that the characteristics of effective English language teachers in Makassar are divided into several categories; professional competence, pedagogical competence, social competence, personal qualities, and intra and intercultural awareness. Effective English language teachers emphasized their characteristics mostly on professional and pedagogical competence while the students categorized their teachers based on their personal qualities. In terms of personal background, there are several characteristics that could be concluded, they were inspired by their teachers that make them interested in English and become English teachers, they have positive attitudes toward English since they were students, and the second and the third research subject come from teachers’ family while the first research subject does not come from teachers’ family, but they all admitted that their families have important roles to their career as teachers. Keywords: Effective Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teachers’ Personal Background
LEARNER CENTERED CURRICULUM IN THE EFL CLASSROOM IN INDONESIA Sukardi, Weda
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol 2, No 1 (2014): IDEAS : Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistic and Liter
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Learner Centered Curriculum in the teaching of English in the classroom setting needs attention from educational practitioners, especially teachers of English. This is because; good curriculum hopefully will give beneficial contribution to the quality of teaching of English in Indonesia which is assumed today very low. This paper discusses a variety of issues deal with curriculum. Those issues are identification of curriculum problem, curriculum design, characteristics of ideal curriculum, curriculum development in Indonesia, and learner centered curriculum.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES: ATTEND TO FROM AND ATTEND TO MEANING STRATEGIES (A CASE STUDY AT SMA NEGERI 9 MAKASSAR) Sukardi, Weda
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol 2, No 2 (2014): IDEAS : Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistic and Liter
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This study examines the most dominant of the English Language Learning Strategies (ELLSs) employed by secondary school students in Indonesia, and the relationship between language learning strategies (LLSs) use and students’ English proficiency level. The main instrument used was a 26-item Inventory of Language Learning Strategies by Good Language Learners (GLL) developed by Rubin which was conducted on 85 students from two classes which focused on social sciences at secondary school. Data analysis relied heavily on statistical analysis i.e., Multiple Comparison Tests. The results of the study revealed that  the most dominant (popular) of English Language Learning Strategies (ELLSs) used by secondary school students was “Attend to Form” and “Attend to Meaning,” and others were the least popular, and the students who employed various strategies had good scores in the test. This revealed that language learning strategies facilitate the learning of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Indonesia.Â