PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ENGLISH TEACHER IN PLURICULTURAL CLASSROOM

Diani Bethesda

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This study investigated cultural and pedagogical tension experienced by English teachers in pluricultural BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia bagi Penutur Asing) and strategies to cope with those tensions. The study applied the qualitative research design using the close-ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire and interview. The findings showed English teachers experienced the cultural differences, communication barriers, pedagogical challenges and emotional pressures. To cope the tensions, English teachers conducted the adaptive communication and professional attitude and cultural sensitivity. The study concluded that the cultural and pedagogical tensions could be the suitable opportunities for professional development in pluricultural language classroom. For the next researcher, the future researcher could apply a larger number of participants who has different language background in other educational settings and explore in depth through the direct classroom observation and narrative inquiry method for getting deeper of participants’ experiences. Also, the next researcher could employ another theory to explore deeper of professional development of English teachers. 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31932/jees.v9i2.6760

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