Pre-service teachers’ agentive projections toward innovation in online English Language Teaching (ELT) classes

Santi Farmasari; Lalu Ali Wardana; Baharuddin Baharuddin; Amrullah Amrullah; Mh Isnaeni; Husnul Lail

doi:10.21831/reid.v9i1.51393

Pre-service teachers’ agentive projections toward innovation in online English Language Teaching (ELT) classes

Santi Farmasari, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia
Lalu Ali Wardana, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia
Baharuddin Baharuddin, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia
Amrullah Amrullah, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia
Mh Isnaeni, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia
Husnul Lail, Universitas Mataram, Indonesia

10.21831/reid.v9i1.51393

Abstract

This study examines the pre-service teachers’ agentive projections toward innovation in online English Language Teaching (ELT) classes. Employing teacher agency theory, this instrumental case study views projections as agentive when they are informed by the students’ ecological aspects (past and present), oriented to solve potential learning problems and improve learning outcomes. The study involved 84 pre-service teachers who were voluntarily asked to fill in a questionnaire, submit a lesson plan, and be interviewed. nVivo Pro was used to organize themes. The study indicates that the pre-service teachers, M=3.81, SD=.590, perceive that innovation in online ELT classes is closely related to the integration of information and technology. As a result, the students’ agentive projections were also oriented to solve technology and internet-based obstacles, added with innovative learning methods. The research findings may become important insights for the development of English teaching and learning in order to provide more capital for pre-service teachers creating ELT innovation in the future.

Keywords

agentive projections; ELT innovation; online learning; English education

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21831/reid.v9i1.51393