KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Paulus Kuswandono, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
Pre-service English Teachers' Professional Identity as Perceived by Mentor Teachers
Abstract
Mentor teachers often rely on their beliefs and teaching experiences as the basis to mentor PSTs. At the same time, mentor teachers are often faced with PSETs' bringing their own understanding and concepts teaching, different from the mentor teachers'. Mentor teachers need to further check and discuss those assumptions critically with PSETs. This research investigated the reflective voices of seven mentor teachers in four Indonesian senior high schools as they guided PSETs in the practicum program. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires and conducting in-depth interview. The research findings reveal that the mentor teachers were concerned with areas for PSETs' professional practice, namely, classroom management and leadership skills, interpersonal relation, particularly emotional involvement and the implementation of 'caring' for students.
Biographicals
Paulus Kuswandono is a lecturer in the English Language Education Study Program, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia since 1996. His research interests range from pre-service teachers professional identity to standard-based education. He earned his Ph.D. from Monash University, Australia in 2013.
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