The Competence of Primary School English Teachers in Indonesia

Abstract

The problem of this research is ‘what is the level of professional and pedagogic competence of English primary school teachers?’. This paper highlights the findings of a study which was undertaken at primary schools in Indonesia. The aims of the study were to explore the primary school English teachers’ competence about theirprofessional and pedagogiccompetency. Test and open question were employed to obtain the data of the level of professional and pedagogiccompetencies. The recommendations for the improvement of professional and pedagogiccompetencies of primary school teachers of English were also provided.

Keywords: Professional competence, pedagogic competence, primary school English teachers