English Teachers’ Perception of The Implementation of the 2013 Curriculum in English Teaching-Learning Process at Senior High Schools in Sungai Apit District

Abstrak / Ringkasan

Implementation of the 2013 curriculum in Indonesia is only targeted at
certain schools at the beginning, but by 2017 all schools are required to implement
the curriculum. There are some changes to the curriculum, such as a shift in the
teaching pattern from teacher-centered to student-centered and the use of a
scientific approach in the teaching process. The frequent change of curriculum
causes teachers, especially English teachers, to have different perceptions so that
they find it is difficult, confused, and reluctant to apply the curriculum. Hence,
there are two research problems to be addressed. Firstly, how is the perception of
English teachers on the curriculum implementation of English teaching and
learning process? Secondly, what are the factors that influence their perception on
the curriculum implementation of English teaching and learning process? This
research uses a qualitative approach, which is based on a multiple case study
design. Data collection was done by using interview technique. Four participants
were involved from three senior high schools in Sungai Apit district. It can be
concluded that the participants are classified into two based on their negative and
positive perceptions of the curriculum implementation. First, negative perception
which the curriculum implementation is difficult to understand and implement for
some reasons such as it is new for the participants, the teachers have less time for
teaching, they have many preparations to be done, and the schools do not have
supporting facilities to implement the curriculum. Second, positivi perception
whih the participants believe that the curriculum is very good to be implemented
in their schools because it is appropriate for the current condition and can make
the education of Indonesia to be better than ever. Three factors that influence the
teachers in implementing the curriculum are identified. The first is trainings from
the government. Two of the four participants have not involved in the trainings.
The government-trained teachers demonstrate a better understanding of the
curriculum implementation. Second, the fellow teachers’ curriculum
understanding also influences the participants in implementing the curriculum.
The last factor is school vision such as creating students who have good character,
which also influence the participants in implementing the curriculum.

Keywords: English teachers’ perception, implementation, the 2013 curriculum

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