TEACHER AGENCY OF NON-FORMAL EFL INDONESIAN TEACHERS IN CURRICULUM STANDARDS IN ENGLISH EDUCATION CONTEXT

Abstract

English courses in Indonesia face stiff competition. English is in great demand in society. In light of this, English courses have their own standards in place to meet the needs of students seeking to improve their English skills. One of the English courses in Yogyakarta is well-known for its effectiveness in helping students improve their English abilities. Because having a solid curriculum applied in the course is not the only thing that matters, the capacity of the instructors to appropriate the curriculum is more interesting to explore in this research. The researcher develops research questions on curricular adaptation techniques and teacher agency development elements. Participants are selected from among senior and novice instructors. In the research, a qualitative method is used through conducting interviews with teachers on their teaching experiences. According to the conclusions of this research, teachers should envisage their students' abilities as part of their teaching preparation, assign various tasks to students depending on their level of ability, create an enjoyable English learning paradigm, and concentrate on the most relevant items to discuss. Experiences, training, weekly up-grading, teaching observations, and interactions with class advisors all contribute to their teacher agency growth.