Between Two Worlds: Indonesian Novice EFL Teachers' Tensions and Needed Supports during Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Wijaya, Alberik Ryan Tendy; Cendra, Anastasia Nelladia
Titel	Between Two Worlds: Indonesian Novice EFL Teachers' Tensions and Needed Supports during Pandemic
Quelle	In: TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 34 (2023) 1, S.157-175 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wijaya, Alberik Ryan Tendy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0215-773X
DOI	10.15639/teflinjournal.v34i1/157-175
Schlagwörter	Beginning Teachers; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Faculty Workload; Pandemics; COVID-19; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Barriers; Teaching Methods; Distance Education; Teacher Attitudes; Technical Assistance; Sense of Community; Online Courses; Technological Literacy; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Decision Making; Professional Identity; Peer Relationship; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Technische Hilfe; Online course; Online-Kurs; Technisches Wissen; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Peer-Beziehungen; Indonesien
Abstract	The abrupt changes in the situation and policy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might dwindle novice teachers' well-being and add more pressure to their minds that are already clouded with uncertainty. If left untouched, it is more than likely that they would quit teaching entirely. Nevertheless, while challenges, struggles, and tensions experienced by novice EFL teachers have long been studied and well-documented, the novice EFL teachers' tensions experienced during the pandemic and the supports they need have not been examined. By analyzing guided reflections and interviewing five Indonesian novice EFL teachers, the present research is to answer two questions: 1) What kinds of tensions are experienced by Indonesian novice EFL teachers during the time of the pandemic? 2) What kind of supports do they need to stay in the teaching profession? The result shows that novice teachers experience tensions related to pedagogical-technical, a sense of belonging to the teaching profession, and culture-relationship, which are caused by the abrupt shift to online learning and excessive workload. To mitigate and ease these tensions, needed supports from the government and policymakers, school and school leaders, or colleagues are also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570; http://journal.teflin.org/index.php/journal
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01