The Readiness of Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia

Authors

  • Syifa Dwi Mutiah UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Minkhatun Nakhriyah UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Nida Husna HR UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Didin Nuruddin Hidayat UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-4258
  • Farida Hamid UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v4i4.541

Keywords:

English Program, Readiness, Teacher, Young Learners

Abstract

This study attempted to investigate teachers, students, and schools' readiness in conducting English programs for young learners in Indonesia. Therefore, the participants of this study were from three aspects, as mentioned above. There were two levels of schools involved in this study. Those were elementary and pre-school levels consisted of 10 elementary school teachers, pre-school teachers, elementary and preschool students, elementary and pre-school schools in several areas of Indonesia. The data were collected through the questionnaire and focused on their readiness to conduct English at their level. This study showed that students’ readiness to learn English was very high even though they often encounter obstacles or difficulties in the process of learning English in class. Meanwhile, facilities readiness to support the teaching-learning English process was not fully complete; the conditions and facilities were limited. On the other hand, the teacher readiness was high, although they lack confidence in using English in the classroom, and it was found that the teacher's educational background became one of the reasons. Additionally, teacher training was stated to be needed to develop their professionalism. However, they also stated that they had not joined that training yet. Therefore, less professional development training became a factor in decreasing the teacher readiness to teach at elementary and kindergarten levels.

Author Biographies

Syifa Dwi Mutiah, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Syifa is a postgraduate student of Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Minkhatun Nakhriyah, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Minkhatun is a postgraduate student of Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Nida Husna HR, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Nida is a senior lecturer at Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Didin Nuruddin Hidayat, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Didin is the Head Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Farida Hamid, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Farida is a senior lecturer at the Department of English Education, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

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2020-10-13

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Mutiah, S. D., Nakhriyah, M., HR, N. H., Hidayat, D. N., & Hamid, F. (2020). The Readiness of Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia. Jurnal Basicedu, 4(4), 1370–1387. https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v4i4.541

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2020)

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