Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools
Standard-based English language curriculum (SBELC) was fairly a new curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. The implementation of SBELC is a phenomenon affecting all teachers and pupils in primary education. Since curriculum implementation occurs mostly in the classroom and teachers are the key pla...
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| author | Sulaiman, Suriati Sulaiman, Tajularipin Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene Abdul |
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| description | Standard-based English language curriculum (SBELC) was fairly a new curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. The implementation of SBELC is a phenomenon affecting all teachers and pupils in primary education. Since curriculum implementation occurs mostly in the classroom and teachers are the key players in the implementation process, the initial concern should be teachers’ perceptions towards the new language curriculum. Teachers’ perceptions towards the curriculum determine their acceptance and readiness. Therefore, a multiplecase study was carried out that involved five teachers from five national primary schools to investigate teachers’ perceptions towards the implementation of the SBELC and data were analysed from classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and corresponding documents. The findings suggested the participants had positive perceptions towards the new language curriculum which were the early indicator of their acceptance and readiness to implement the standard-based English language curriculum. This paper attempts to discuss teachers’ perceptions of the standard-based English language curriculum as progressive, pragmatic and outcome-based curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. |
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| spelling | upm-633862018-10-16T08:53:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63386/ Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools Sulaiman, Suriati Sulaiman, Tajularipin Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene Abdul Standard-based English language curriculum (SBELC) was fairly a new curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. The implementation of SBELC is a phenomenon affecting all teachers and pupils in primary education. Since curriculum implementation occurs mostly in the classroom and teachers are the key players in the implementation process, the initial concern should be teachers’ perceptions towards the new language curriculum. Teachers’ perceptions towards the curriculum determine their acceptance and readiness. Therefore, a multiplecase study was carried out that involved five teachers from five national primary schools to investigate teachers’ perceptions towards the implementation of the SBELC and data were analysed from classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and corresponding documents. The findings suggested the participants had positive perceptions towards the new language curriculum which were the early indicator of their acceptance and readiness to implement the standard-based English language curriculum. This paper attempts to discuss teachers’ perceptions of the standard-based English language curriculum as progressive, pragmatic and outcome-based curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. International Journal of Instruction 2017-07 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63386/1/Teachers%E2%80%99%20perceptions%20of%20the%20standard-based%20English%20language%20curriculum%20in%20Malaysian%20primary%20schools.pdf Sulaiman, Suriati and Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene Abdul (2017) Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools. International Journal of Instruction, 10 (3). 195 - 208. ISSN 1694-609X |
| spellingShingle | Sulaiman, Suriati Sulaiman, Tajularipin Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene Abdul Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title | Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title_full | Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title_fullStr | Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title_short | Teachers` perception of the standard-based English language curriculum in Malaysian primary schools |
| title_sort | teachers` perception of the standard-based english language curriculum in malaysian primary schools |
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