Genre-Based Approach in Practice: Pedagogical Insights from Indonesian Junior High School Teachers
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https://doi.org/10.12928/jimp.v6i1.12935Keywords:
EFL, GBA theory, Genre-Based ApproachAbstract
Genre-Based Approach (GBA) receives more attention in recent years in Indonesia. This approach has been selected as the default approach to teach English as stated in the current and previous national curriculums. Consequently, it is essential for the Indonesian English teachers to understand the approach to effectively teach the subject. The purpose of this study is to investigate the implementation of GBA by junior high school teachers in teaching activities. Descriptive qualitative with case study design was employed in conducting the study. In collecting the necessary data regarding the implementation of the stages in GBA in the teaching activities, four English teachers from a junior high school were given a set of questionnaires followed by a semi-structured interview. The findings from the questionnaire show that even though all participants have implemented GBA, all stages were implemented incompletely. The aforementioned finding is strengthened by the interview results which exposed that almost all participants unconsciously employed GBA due to the unfamiliarity with the theory. From this study, it can be concluded that most of the participants still have difficulties in implementing GBA relevant with the theory in their teaching activities. This study offers pedagogical implications for the GBA practitioners to keep on enriching and reflecting their GBA practices and for the policymakers to make enrichment programs related to GBA or EFL in Indonesia in general
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