english teachers studying overseas:
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ENGLISH TEACHERS STUDYING OVERSEAS: FEELINGS, EXPECTATIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Researched by Prof.Dr . Bambang Yudi Cahyono the 56 th TEFLIN International Conference held in Malang. Presented by : Syarif H. Gunawan. IDENTITY AND TIME OF THE RESEARCH. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ENGLISH TEACHERS STUDYING OVERSEAS:
FEELINGS, EXPECTATIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES ON PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Presented by :Syarif H. Gunawan
Researched by Prof.Dr. Bambang Yudi Cahyonothe 56th TEFLIN International Conference held in Malang
IDENTITY AND TIME OF THE RESEARCH
Prof.Dr. Bambang Yudi Cahyono teaches Applied Linguistics at State of University of Malang, Indonesia.
Master’s degree was earned from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2000).
Ph.D was from University of Melbourne, Australia (2006).
On February to April 2010
Studying overseas improves the quality of RSBI/SBI teachers’ professional competence.
The quality of education can be improved by establishing RSBI/SBI.
The research study involved 22 English Teachers of Pre-Internationally Standardized School as the respondents.
Respondent :
1. How do you feel with regard to the opportunity to study overseas?2. What do you expect to learn in the university overseas?
3. How do you see the education overseas in relation to your professional development?
Questionnaire :
Expectations of Studying Overseas
1. Getting new experiences
7
2. Understanding cross-cultural values
6
3. Searching for references 6
Perspectives on Professional Development
from Studying Overseas
1. Increasing professionalism
12
2. Advancing education 83. Enriching experiences in
running classes4
The most of the teachers were emotionally stimulated with the academic opportunity in studying overseas. Studying overseas is considered a good opportunity.
Feelings on the Opportunityto Study Overseas
Expectations of Studying Overseas
Learning English can be done while using language for communication and for other purpose.
Perspective on Professional Development
from Studying Overseas
The teacher’s professional development over salary increase follows the success in obtaining credit for passing teacher’s certification program.