Reflecting Teachers’ Real Life Stories: Problem-Based Learning for Pre-Service Teachers

Paulus Kuswandono · Aprilia Arnis Ginting

Feb 2021 · Sanata Dharma University Press

About this ebook

This book is intended to be a reflection source for Pre-Service English Teachers (PSETs) in Micro Teaching Class. PSETs' ability is not only seen from their ability to teach with their good command of English proficiency, but also seen from their ability to infuse the students' soft skills. The targeted soft skill to acquire after learning from this book is the students' ability to improve their problem-solving skills in facing classroom complex issues in the teaching and learning process. The crucial goal of problem-based learning in this setting is to improve the capacity of PSETs to be able to solve authentic complex problems in a school context by being active decision-makers. As a reflection source, this book does not provide answers or solutions to the problems raised in the narratives. Instead, the students are asked to actively explore their imagination, feelings, and cognitive rationale to approach the problems from different angles and perspectives.

About the author

Paulus Kuswandono, Ph.D. is a lecturer at the English Education Study Master Program, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta. He completed his M.Ed. TESOL (2001) and Ph.D. (2013) in Monash University, Australia. His research areas focus on reflective practice, teacher professional development, teacher identity, educational psychology, and pre-service teacher education. He can be contacted at [e-mail]

Aprilia Arnis Ginting, S.Pd., M.Pd. is a non-permanent lecturer in the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University since 2020. She earned her two degrees from Sanata Dharma University: a Bachelor of Education (2015) from the English Education Study Program; Master of Education (2020) from the English Education Study Master Program. Her research areas are related to material design for English Language Teaching (ELT), teacher professional development, and educational psychology. She can be contacted at [e-mail]

Thomas Aquino Hermawan M. (Thoms), He is a layout editor, book cover illustrator, and production staff at Sanata Dharma University Press, since 2004

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