Weighing Up Contextual and Personal Factors in Selecting Grammar Teaching Approaches: A Case Study from Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211021.011How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Contextual factor, Personal factor, Grammar teaching, Deductive approach, Inductive approach

Abstract

It is widely accepted that EFL teachers may teach grammar through deductive or inductive approaches or a combination of both. In Indonesian context, despite the emphasis of communicative purpose of learning English demanded by the curriculum, the trend of using deductive approach in teaching grammar is more apparent than inductive approach. Little is known about what factors affecting this decision. This case study aims to reveal factors affecting teachers’ decision in implementing grammar teaching approaches. The study was conducted in a public junior high school in Indonesia whose English teachers were dominantly in favor with the use of deductive approach. The participants were 4 English teachers. The data were collected through document analysis, non-participant observation and developmental interview. The study indicates that there are two factors affecting their grammar teaching approach, namely contextual and personal factors. However, teacher decision can be re-adjusted and affected more by contextual factor, especially student readiness and level of grammar difficulty, than by personal factor. The study also reveals the compliance to the grammar teaching approach as demanded by the curriculum in teacher showcase does not necessarily reflect their daily practices. Implication on increasing awareness raising on current 21st century learning paradigm and school support for professional development engagement is mentioned.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/23
TI  - Weighing Up Contextual and Personal Factors in Selecting Grammar Teaching Approaches: A Case Study from Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Language, Literature, and Arts (ICELLA 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 72
EP  - 81
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211021.011
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211021.011
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