Early Lessons from Competency-Based Classrooms

 

 

Didi Suherdi

 

 

Competency-based curriculum (CBC) is now in the initial stage of its implementation. Many factors may influence its “fate”. Early warning of its weaknesses as well as its strengths is of great value to ascertain its success. Hence, studies on factors that may be contributive to both its success and failure is critical. This paper will be concerned with critical factors that may play dominant roles in the teaching-learning processes at secondary school English lessons.

For the purpose of the study, five teaching-learning processes from 30 SMP English teachers from six provinces (Banten, DKI, Jabar, Jateng, DIY and Jatim) participating in an in-service training have been selected to be observed and analyzed in terms of their progress in developing positive attitude towards CBC, teaching skills, and classroom language competence.

The result is hoped to show the significance of certain patterns of teachers’ positive attitude towards CBC, teaching skills, and classroom language competence. In overall, it hoped to show the intricacy of the three interrelated factors in creating effective English teaching-learning processes in the framework of CBC implementation in the TEFLIN context.   

 

 

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Suherrdi, D. (2005, December). Early lessons from competency-based classrooms. Paper presented at the 53rd TEFLIN International conference, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

 

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