Teacher’s Challenges in Using Listening Teaching Materials from NorthStar 5 by Pearson Publisher for Grade 11 in A Private School in Bandung

Tria Triana; Nenden Sri Lengkanawati

doi:10.24256/ideas.v14i2.11548

Authors

Tria Triana Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Nenden Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v14i2.11548

Keywords:

NorthStar 5 book, private school, teaching listening

Abstract

Using listening materials in the classroom for high school students is always challenging in EFL class. This study aimed to investigate the teacher’s challenges in using listening teaching materials from NorthStar 5 book by Pearson publisher Grade 11 in a private school in Bandung. Qualitative case study was employed in this research. The participant of this study was an English teacher. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews related to challenges in using the book. The interview recordings were transcribed verbatim. The researcher then coded the data by identifying meaningful units related to the teacher’s challenges in using the listening materials from NorthStar 5. This study provides contextual evidence on how teachers adapt internationally developed listening materials to meet local classroom needs. The findings of the study revealed that the challenges faced by the teacher in using the book include (1) students’ academic majors influence contributes to the interest to engage with the topic in each unit; (2) the teaching requires more instructional time; (3) high difficulty level of listening materials; (4) misalignment between the textbook and school syllabus; (5) teacher preparedness and content mastery; (6) need for material adaptation. The syllabus and the teacher should be aligned with listening material taught in the classroom and maximize the education value of internationally published textbooks in Indonesian classroom.

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