Art and Ethics Article

English Education C 2020

Teachers Professionalism
in English Language Teaching

Egi Ofanta br Kaban

Medan State of University
egiofanta01@gmail.com

ABSTRAK

This article reviews the professionalism of the teacher in the school. This article aims to find out
how important it is to instill professionalism in every teacher to build good character and
personality in teaching. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative to provide an
overview of teacher professionalism. The data source of this research is the use of YouTube to
identify the attitudes of teachers who have professionalism and who do not.

Keywords : Teacher, Teaching, Professionalism

I. Introduction learning environments, assess provide

The professionalism of a teacher is a
must in realizing a knowledge-based school,
namely an understanding of learning,
curriculum and human development
including learning styles. In general, in
schools that have teachers with professional
competence, they will apply "learning by
doing" to replace teaching methods where
the teacher only talks and students only
listen to what the teacher says without any
desire to ask questions. For example, as
identified in the Australian Professional
Standards for Teachers, (Board of Studies,
Teaching and Educational Standards NSW,
2012, p. 4) teachers are required to have
professional knowledge, professional
practice, and professional engagement:
know students and how they learn, know the
content and how to teach it, plan for and
implement effective teaching and learning,
create and maintain supportive and safe
feedback and report on student learning,
engage in professional learning, and engage
professionally with colleagues, parents and
the community.
Kramer (2003) argues that the most
critical elements of teacher professionalism
can be classified into three categories:
attitude, behavior, and communication. These
three broad areas cover a wide range of
behaviors and characteristics that must be
exhibited in a teacher's professional life, from
being punctual and well-dressed to
understanding learning theory to
communicating clearly with colleagues,
parents, and students (Kramer 2003).
Additionally, Cruikshank and Haefele (2001)
categorize “good teachers” across a range of
fields including analytical, obedient, expert,
reflective, and respected. So, the purpose of
this study is to be able to explain how the
differences between teachers who have
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professionalism and who do not have
professionalism in teaching.
II. METHOD
Sugiono defines qualitative research
as a research method used to research on
natural object conditions, researchers are
key instruments, data collection techniques
are carried out in triangulation, data
analysis is inductive, and the results of
research emphasize meaning rather than
generalization. Qualitative research is a
method used to explore and understand the
meaning that comes from social or human
problems.
Qualitative research methods were
used in this study because in general the
purpose of this study was to describe the
characteristics of professionalism that a
teacher must possess in YouTube channels.
By using qualitative research methods, it is
hoped that researchers can obtain an in-
depth and comprehensive picture related to
the professionalism that a teacher must have
on the YouTube channel that we are
analyzing.
III.RESULT
Video analysis on YouTube about
Teacher of Professionalism in teaching.
1. Professional teachers vs
Unprofessional teachers when
teaching in the classroom.
After watching this video, we can find
out how the class atmosphere differs when
professional teachers teach and non-
professional teachers teach. A professional
teacher is a teacher who has the competence
to teach so that the learning process takes
place normally, the class situation is orderly
and the teacher is firm in giving punishment
for those who are late.
A professional teacher closes learning
activities in an orderly manner. Whereas
teachers who are not professional, teachers
who are not disciplined in teaching such as
coming late, ordering students to study alone
and leaving the class before class ends so that
the students become noisy and the atmosphere
is not conducive. Unprofessional teachers
close learning without giving any material
because The teacher is too busy playing
cellphone. The solution we get after watching
this video is to report the teacher's
unprofessional actions in teaching to the
principal in order to get a warning so he can
be even better at teaching.
2. Difference between Professional and
Unprofessional Teachers.
This Video explain some of the
differences between professional and
unprofessional teachers.
1. How to dress
Professional teacher: neat and
according to the rules Unprofessional
teacher: Untidy, wearing clothes that are
not according to the rules 2.
2. Interaction with students
Professional teachers: invite students
to give opinions in learning, have good
communication with students.
Unprofessional teacher: the teacher picks
up the phone while explaining the lesson
so that the learning atmosphere becomes
disorderly.
3. How to advise students
Professional teacher: giving advice by
not cornering students from one another
and giving motivational words to students.
Unprofessional teacher: Comparing the
abilities of one student to another.
4. Explain on the blackboard
Professional teacher: the teacher asks
students' understanding before writing on
the blackboard, explains enthusiastically
and maintains interaction between
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 students. Unprofessional teacher: The
teacher does not ask students'
understanding before explaining on the
blackboard and does not maintain good
interaction with students.
5. Submission of material to students
Professional teacher: the teacher
conveys the material slowly so that
students can understand it well.
Unprofessional teacher: Instead of
delivering material, they tell stories
outside the learning context and don't
convey any material.
3. Examples of Unprofessional teachers
In this video, we can see several
examples of teacher unprofessionalism in
teaching.
a. Teachers are upset
As teachers we must not let our
mood control us, we must be able to
control ourselves when teaching so that
learning can take place in a good and
orderly manner.
b. Technology Stuttering Teachers
As teachers we must master
technology so that learning can be more
enjoyable by using today's technology.
c. Selfish teacher
As teachers we should not be
absorbed in teaching ourselves, we must
have good interactions with students so
that lessons can be understood properly.
d. Teacher favoritism
The teacher should not focus on just
one student when pointing his hand to
answer a question.
e. Temperament Teacher
As teachers we must be able to
endure anger to maintain good relations
between teachers and students.
4. Unprofessional Teachers-Professional
Ethics and Teacher Training Course of
PGMI Study Program.
This video explains several examples of
unprofessional teacher actions in teaching.
The teacher could not hold back his emotions
and immediately scolded the students. After
explaining the teacher called another teacher
to tell a story in the class she was teaching.
The teacher plays the cell phone while
teaching. The task of a teacher is not only to
teach or just convey material to students, but a
teacher must also have high attitude, behavior
and professionalism. Because the attitude
carried out by a teacher will be an example for
every student
5. Professionalism when teaching in the
classroom.
To become professional teachers we
must come on time and make good learning
preparations for students. As teachers we
should not be favoritism towards students.
The teacher must obey the rules he makes,
these rules apply to himself and students.
Before explaining the material to students.
The teacher must first master the material.
IV. CONCLUSION
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