STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF GOOD ENGLISH TEACHERS CHARACTERISTICS: A CASE STUDY AT SMK PERINTIS 29 UNGARAN THESIS Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for Getting Master Degree in Magister of English Study Written by: NONTIN S200130030 POST GRADUATE MAGISTER OF ENGLISH STUDY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA 2016
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MOTTO If we want to get something we ve never own, then we must do something we ve never done before. The main purpose of life was to help others. If we can do not help them, at least we do not hurt them.. vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Assalamu alaikum Wr. Wb. Alhamdullilahirabil alamin, all praise and gratitude to Allah SWT, the most gracious and the most merciful for blessing the writer to accomplish this thesis under the title Students Perception of Good English Teachers Characteristics: A Case Study at SMK Perintis 29 Ungaran. This thesis is one of requirement for getting the post graduate of language department at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The writer realizes that this would never be possible without contribute and support from others. The writer would like to express her graduate and appreciation to: 1. Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyati, S.H., M.Hum, the Director of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, 2. Prof. Dr. Markhamah, M.Hum, the Head of Language Study Department, 3. Prof. Dr. Endang Fauziati and Muamaroh, Ph.D as advisors of this thesis who gave guided and advices during the arrangement of research paper from the beginning until the end, 4. All lecturers in Magister Language Study, 5. The Headmaster, students and teachers of SMK Perintis 29 Ungaran, viii
6. My beloved husband who had helped me a lot and giving support and prayer, 7. My beloved father, mother, brother and all families who always give love, support, and prayer, 8. My classmates in Magister of Language Study of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, class of 2013. 9. My friends and readers, who always support, give prayer and strength. The writer realizes that this research paper is not perfect and has a lot of weakness. Therefore, the writer thanks to the reader if they can contribute suggestions and criticisms to make this thesis better. Wassalamu alaikum Wr. Wb. ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER... i APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION... ii APPROVAL...iii NOTE OF ADVISOR I... iv NOTE OF ADVISOR II... v PRONOUNCEMENT... vi MOTTO... vii ACKNOWLEDGMENT... viii TABLE OF CONTENTS... x LIST OF TABLE... xiii LIST OF CHART... xv LIST OF APPENDICS... xvi ABSTRACT... xvii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study...1 B. Limitation of the Study...7 C. Problems Statement......7 D. Research Objective......8 E. Benefits of the Study....9 F. Research Paper Organization...10 x
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Previous Studies...11 B. The Position of Current Study...22 C. Underlying Theory...27 1. English Teachers in Indonesia...27 2. Good English Teacher...27 3. Good english teachers characteristics...31 a. Good Teacher s Technical Knowledge...31 b. Pedagogical Skills.....33 c. Interpersonal Skills...35 d. Personal Qualities...35 4. Perception...37 a. The Meaning of Perception...37 b. The Process of Perception...40 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A. The Type of the Research...41 B. The Subject of the Research...42 C. Object of the Research.43 D. Data and Data Resource...43 E. Technique of Collecting Data...44 1. Interview..44 2. Observation..45 3. Questionnaire 46 F. Technique of Analyzing Data...47 1. Data Collection...48 2. Data Reduction...48 3. Data Display...48 4. Conclusion drawing and verification...48 xi
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Research Finding 51 1. Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge...52 2. Good English Teachers with Respect to Pedagogical Skills..61 3. Good English Teachers with Respect to Interpersonal Skills...80 4. Good English Teachers with Respect to Personal Qualities 78 5. The Differences and Similarities of Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge, Pedagogical Skills, Interpersonal Skills and Personal Qualities.88 B. Discussion of Finding...117 1. The comparison of research finding of current study with the research finding of previous study 117 2. Compatibility between research finding of current study and underlying theory 123 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION...131 A. Conclusion...131 B. Pedagogical Implication...138 C. Suggestion 139 BIBLIOGRAPHY....141 APPENDIX....145 xii
THE LIST OF TABLE Table 1. The Differences and Similarities of the Current Study and Previous Studies...25 Table 2. List of Good Language-Teaching Characteristics.28 Table 3. The Result of Students Perception of Good English Teachers Characteristics with Respect to Personal Quality..83 Table 4. The Open-ended Questionnaire Result of Differences and Similarities of Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge.86 Table 5. In-depth Interview Result of Differences and Similarities of Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge 89 Table 6. Open-Ended Questionnaire Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to technical Knowledge..93 Table 7. In-depth Interview Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Pedagogical Skills.96 xiii
Table 8. Open-ended Questionnaire Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Interpersonal Skills.. 99 Table 10. In-depth interview Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Interpersonal Skills 103 Table 11. Open-Ended Questionnaire Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Pedagogical Skills.. 111 Table 12. In-depth Interview Result of Differences and Similarities Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Personal Quality..114 Table 13. The Comparison of Research Finding of Current Study with the Thi s Work.120 Table 14. The Comparison of Research Finding of Current Study with the Previous Study.122 Table 15. Compatibility Between Research Findings of Current Study with the Underlying Theory.127 xiv
THE LIST OF CHART Chart 1. Close Questionnaire Result of Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge.. 55 Chart 2. Open-ended Questionnaire Result of Students Perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Technical Knowledge.. 57 Chart 3. The result of open-ended questionnaire of Good English Teachers Characteristics with Respect to Pedagogical Skills.67 Chart 4. The Close Questionnaire Result of Students perception of Good English Teachers with Respect to Personal Qualities 82 xv
THE LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1. The Respondences of Research (Students of SMK Perintis 29 Ungaran) Appendix 2. the transcript of Preliminary Interview Question Appendix.3. The Transcript of Interviews Questions Appendix.4. Close Questionnaire Students Perception of Good English Teacher Appendix.5. Open Questionnaire Students Perception of Good English Teacher Appendix. 6 Transcript of the Result of Preliminary Interview Appendix. 7 Transcript of the Result of Interview Appendix. 8. The Result of Close Questionnaire Percentage Appendix. 9. Observation Guideline xvi
ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari karakteristik-karakteristik guru bahasa Inggris yang baik. Tujuanya adalah untuk mengetahui persepsi siswa terhadap guru bahasa Inggris yang baik sehubungan dengan pengetahuan teknikal, keterampilan pedagogik, keterampilan interpersonal dan kualitas pribadi. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian deskriptif. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan studi kasus. Data diambil dengan cara observasi, wawancara dan kuesioner dan kemudian dianalisa secara kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik triangulasi. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik guru yang baik sehubungan dengan pengetahuan teknikalnya yaitu menguasai bahasa Inggris, memahami metode pengajaran, mampu mengajar dengan jelas, memahami kemampuan siswa dan hubungan yang erat antara bahasa dan budaya. Karakteristik guru bahasa Inggris yang baik sehubungan dengan keterampilan interpersonal adalah guru yang santai, humoris, kooperatif dan mampu mengelola emosi, semangat dalam mengajar dan bersabar dalam mengahadapi dan menangani siswa. Karakteristik guru yang baik sehubungan dengan keterampilan pedagogik adalah guru yang memiliki keterampilan mengajar, menggunakan media yang menarik dan bermacam-macam teknik, kreatif dan inovatif dalam merancang materi, mengerti kebutuhan siswa, memotivasi siswa dan sabar. Karakteristik guru bahasa Inggris yang baik sehubungan dengan kualitas pribadi adalah figure yang baik, baik hati dan taat beribadah, disiplin, sabar, memiliki kebiasaan, sikap dan perilaku yang baik, sealu menjaga kualitasnya dan semangat dalam mengajar. Dari hasil kuesioner terbuka dan wawancara mendalam menunjukkan bahwa persepsi siswa perempuan terhadap guru bahasa inggris yang baik lebih pada aspek kognitif sedangkan siswa laki-laki lebih pada aspek afektif. Kata kunci: Guru bahasa yang baik, pengetahuan teknikal, keterampilan interpersonal, keterampilan pedagogik, kualitas pribadi. ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate of good English teachers characteristics perceived by students of SMK Perintis 29 Ungaran. The objective is to find out the students perception of good English teacher with respect to technical knowledge, pedagogical skills, interpersonal skills and personal qualities. This is descriptive research. Design of the research uses case study. The data were taken by observation, interview and questionnaire, and then analysed by qualitative. It uses triangulation technique. The findings of this study showed that the characteristics of good English teachers with respect to technical knowledge are master of English language, understand teaching methodology, can teach clearly, know about students ability and understand the close connection between language and culture. Good English teachers pedagogical skills who have teaching skills, use interesting media and variety techniques, creative and innovative in designing materials, understanding students needs, motivating the students and teachers should be patient in facing and handling students. Good xvii
English teachers interpersonal skills who are enjoyable people, humorous, cooperative and good in managing emotion, be enthusiasm in teaching and patient in guiding and handling students who have lack of ability. Good English teachers personal qualities who are good figure, kind and religious person, discipline, patient, have nice habit, attitude and behaviourism, always maintain their quality and enthusiasm in teaching. From the open-ended questionnaire and in-depth interview result indicated that females perception of good English teachers characteristics are more on cognitive but male on affective aspect. Key words: Good language teachers, technical knowledge, interpersonal skills, pedagogical skills, personal qualities. xviii