COMPETENCIES REQUIRED OF EFL TEACHERS

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Teachers

are prof essional
educat ors who have t he main
dut ies t o educat e, t each,
supervise, t rain, assess, and
evaluat e st udent s (UUGD
No. 14, 2005)

 Teachers

must possess st andard academic
qualif icat ion, compet ence, an educat or
cert if icat e, good ment al and physical healt h,
and skills t o achieve nat ional goals.

 Compet ence

is a set of prof essional

knowledge, skills, and behavior t hat must be
possessed, int ernalized, mast ered, and
act ualized by t eachers in accomplishing t heir
prof essional responsibilit ies.

 Teachers’

compet encies comprise
pedagogical compet ence, int erpersonal
compet ence, social compet ence, and
prof essional compet ence.

Technical Knowledge
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Underst ands t he linguist ic syst ems of English phonology,
grammar, and discourse
Comprehensively grasps basic principles of language
learning and t eaching
Has f luent compet ence in speaking, writ ing, list ening t o,
and reading English
Knows t hrough experience what it is like t o learn a f oreign
language
Underst ands t he close connect ion bet ween language and
cult ure
Keeps up wit h t he f ield t hrough regular reading and
conf erence/ workshop at t endance

Pedagogical Skills
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Has a well-t hought -out , inf ormed approach t o language t eaching
Underst ands and uses a wide variet y of t echniques
Ef f icient ly designs and execut es lesson plans
Monit or lessons as t hey unf old and makes ef f ect ive mid-lesson alt erat ions
Ef f ect ively perceives st udent s’ linguist ic needs
Gives opt imal f eedback t o st udent s
St imulat es int eract ion, cooperat ion, and t eamwork in t he classroom
Uses appropriat e principles of classroom management
Uses ef f ect ive, clear present at ion skills
Creat ively adapt s t ext book mat erial and ot her audio, visual, and
mechanical aids
Innovat ively creat es brand-new mat erials when needed
Uses int eract ive, int rinsically mot ivat ing t echniques t o creat e ef f ect ive

t est s and lessons

Int erpersonal Skills
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Is aware of cross-cult ural dif f erences and is sensit ive
t o st udent s’ cult ural t radit ions
Enj oys people, shows ent husiasm, warmt h, rapport ,
and appropriat e humor
Values t he opinions and abilit ies of st udent s
Is pat ient in working wit h st udent s of lesser abilit y
Of f ers challenges t o st udent s of except ionally high
abilit y
Cooperat es harmoniously and candidly wit h

colleagues (f ellow t eachers)
Seeks opport unit ies t o share t hought s, ideas, and
t echniques wit h colleagues

Personal Qualit ies
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Is well organized, conscient ious in meet ing
commit ment s, and dependable
Is f lexible when t hings go awry
Maint ains an inquisit ive mind in t rying out new ways
of t eaching
Set s short -t erm and long-t erm goals f or cont inued
prof essional growt h
Maint ains and exemplif ies high et hical and moral
st andards

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Kompet ensi pedagogik, yait u pemahaman
t ent ang berbagai pendekat an dan ket erampilan
menggunakan berbagai t eknik pembelaj aran
bahasa, pemahaman t erhadap pesert a didik
unt uk mengakt ualisasikan berbagai pot ensi yang
dimilikinya, kemampuan mengelola
pembelaj aran bahasa Inggris yang meliput i
kemampuan melakukan analisis kebut uhan
belaj ar pesert a didik, merencanakan,
merancang, dan melaksanakan, dan
mengevaluasi pembelaj aran yang ef ekt if dan
ef isien, dan ket erampilan memot ivasi pesert a
didik unt uk belaj ar,

 Kompet ensi

kepribadian, yait u kemampuan

mengat ur diri dengan baik, menampilkan diri
sebagai pribadi yang mant ap, memenuhi
komit men, dapat dipercaya, bert angung
j awab, adapt if , inovat if , berpikir krit is,
selalu ingin t ahu, belaj ar t erus unt uk
mengembangkan prof esinya, dan menj aga
st andar moral dan menj adi t eladan akhlak
mulia bagi pesert a didik;

 Kompet ensi

akademik (prof essional), yait u
pemahaman t ent ang sist em bahasa Inggris
(f onologi, grammar, wacana), pemahaman
t ent ang prinsip-prinsip belaj ar dan mengaj ar,
kemahiran menggunakan bahasa Inggris
unt uk berkomunikasi secara lisan dan
t ert ulis, pemahaman t ent ang penelit ian
kelas, pemahaman t ent ang kait an bahasa
dan budaya, ket erampilan, dan sikap posit if

t erhadap pengembangan prof essional secara
berkelanj ut an;

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Kompet ensi sosial, yait u kesadaran t inggi
t erhadap perbedaan budaya dan kepekaan
t erhadap t radisi budaya pesert a didik yang
beragam, kemahiran berkomunikasi dengan
orang lain dan pesert a didik yang dit engarai
dengan adanya semangat , kehangat an, hubungan
bat in, dan rasa humor yang t epat guna,
penghargaan t erhadap pendapat dan kemampuan
pesert a didik, kesabaran t erhadap kelambanan
belaj ar sekelompok pesert a didik, kemahiran
memberi t ant angan kepada pesert a didik yang
berkemampuan t inggi, kemampuan bekerj asama
secara harmonis dan ef ekt if dengan t eman
sej awat , dan kemampuan berbagi dan
mengekplorasi pemikiran, gagasan, dan t eknik

dengan t eman sej awat .