The Difficulties in Implementing Scientific Approach Based on 2013 Curriculum: A Case Study on One English Teacher

  • Sarah Madina IAIN Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi, Indonesia
  • Absharini Kardena IAIN Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31849/elsya.v3i2.5794
Keywords: 2013 Curriculum, Scientific Approach, Implementation, English Teaching, Teaching Adaptation

Abstract

This case study investigated the difficulties faced by an English teacher in implementing the scientific approach at one selected school in the district of Agam in West Sumatera, Indonesia. This qualitative research used semi-structured interview questions and an observation checklist as the instruments, with an English teacher as the data source. This study showed that the selected secondary English teacher in MTsN 3 Agam encountered eight significant difficulties in dealing with the implementation of stages of the scientific approach based on the 2013 curriculum in classroom activities. The English teacher’s difficulties included: (1) to determine the object that will be observed; (2) to determine how the way data recorded; (3) encouraging the students to ask; (4) to make the various media as the information resources; (5) deciding the duration of students to do the experiment activity; (6) to divide the time for evaluation; (7) to organize the student to analyze; (8) encouraging the student to present their work in front of the class. This study serves as a reminder for the preparation suitable strategies needed in adapting not only to the general teaching process, but also to the possible changes in the curriculum.

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Author Biographies

Sarah Madina, IAIN Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi, Indonesia

Sarah Madina is currently a bachelor of English education at state Islamic institute of Bukittinggi. She works at a boarding school in Ujung gading West Pasaman as an English teacher. Her final project discussed about the English teacher’s difficulties in implementing scientific approach based on 2013 curriculum, which takes her on how good scientific approach can be implemented by the teacher is, especially using scientific approach in teaching English as the foreign language. She is currently pursuing further mastery in the study of English language with the goal of becoming an excellent English teacher for Indonesia.

Absharini Kardena, IAIN Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi, Indonesia

Absharini Kardena is an English lecturer at State Islamic Institute of Bukittinggi. She has carried out projects on intercultural competence in paragraph writing, curriculum and classroom management in English language teaching. Besides, she has also done a research related to learned-centered instruction, as a method in teaching English as a foreign language in Indonesia. Now she is focused on the possibility of developing students’ intercultural competence in some other areas of writing. Her expterise includes language teaching and TEFL.

Published
2021-06-27
How to Cite
Madina, S., & Kardena, A. (2021). The Difficulties in Implementing Scientific Approach Based on 2013 Curriculum: A Case Study on One English Teacher. Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies, 3(2), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.31849/elsya.v3i2.5794
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies
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