The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based texts

This study aimed to find out the junior high school English teachers’ competence in mastering genre-based texts. The study was conducted to 13 English teachers of Junior High Schools in the districts of Kahayan Hilir, Maliku, and Jabiren Raya in Pulang Pisau Regency.  The data were obtained from tes...

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Main Author: Rois Mahfud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka Raya 2011-03-01
Series:Journal on English as a Foreign Language
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Online Access:https://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/34
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description This study aimed to find out the junior high school English teachers’ competence in mastering genre-based texts. The study was conducted to 13 English teachers of Junior High Schools in the districts of Kahayan Hilir, Maliku, and Jabiren Raya in Pulang Pisau Regency.  The data were obtained from test and questionnnaire. The result of the test shows that the teachers’ mastery in all genre-based texts was at the ‘fair’ level with 65.38. The average score in each genre varied with 79.23 (good) for recount text; 68.46 (fair) for procedural text; 65.77 (fair) for descriptive text; 64.23 (poor) for narrative text; and 46.54 (very poor) for report text. Meanwhile, the result of the questionnaire revealed that there was no training for teachers on genre-based texts. The finding of this study reccommends the need of training in mastering genre based texts for Junior High School teachers for better students’ achievement in mastering genre-based text and for better preparation for National Examination.
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spelling doaj.art-e3e77f48dc154d9e9d1aee4cb253d2bf2022-12-22T02:43:05ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangka RayaJournal on English as a Foreign Language2088-16572502-66152011-03-0111334010.23971/jefl.v1i1.3432The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based textsRois Mahfud0Muhammadiyah University of Palangka RayaThis study aimed to find out the junior high school English teachers’ competence in mastering genre-based texts. The study was conducted to 13 English teachers of Junior High Schools in the districts of Kahayan Hilir, Maliku, and Jabiren Raya in Pulang Pisau Regency.  The data were obtained from test and questionnnaire. The result of the test shows that the teachers’ mastery in all genre-based texts was at the ‘fair’ level with 65.38. The average score in each genre varied with 79.23 (good) for recount text; 68.46 (fair) for procedural text; 65.77 (fair) for descriptive text; 64.23 (poor) for narrative text; and 46.54 (very poor) for report text. Meanwhile, the result of the questionnaire revealed that there was no training for teachers on genre-based texts. The finding of this study reccommends the need of training in mastering genre based texts for Junior High School teachers for better students’ achievement in mastering genre-based text and for better preparation for National Examination.https://e-journal.iain-palangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/jefl/article/view/34competencecurriculumefl teachergenre-based approach
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title The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based texts
title_full The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based texts
title_fullStr The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based texts
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title_short The competence of EFL teachers in mastering genre based texts
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