Cultural Diversity:  When Teachers are at a Loss

Sri Andreani; Utari Praba Astuti

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Cultural Diversity: When Teachers are at a Loss

Authors:

Sri Andreani | Utari Praba Astuti

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Social Sciences Vol.1 Issue 3, pp.514-522

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001515816

pISSN:

2518-668X

Abstract:

 Teaching is a rewarding activity, but it can be really frustrating when teachers fail to make their students learn. Teachers in the Department of English of  our University stumble on a group of students from a particular region in Indonesia. Our observations on these students in our own classes, feedbacks from teachers in other classes, remarks from the chair of the students’ association, and the results of an interview with them reveal problems in entry behaviour, academic achievement, initative, motivation, class responses, and self-discipline. The teachers find it hard to deal with these students and think that these problems are rooted in the so-called cultural differences, but are they really cultural? This article describes these problems, addresses their reasons from the perspectives of culture and pedagogy, and explores possibilities to overcome them.

Article Details

Cultural Diversity: When Teachers are at a Loss

Authors: Sri Andreani | Utari Praba Astuti

Publisher: KnE Social Sciences

Journal: KnE Social Sciences Vol.1 Issue 3, pp.514-522

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2017

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001515816

pISSN: 2518-668X

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Authors:

Sri Andreani | Utari Praba Astuti

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Social Sciences Vol.1 Issue 3, pp.514-522

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001515816

pISSN:

2518-668X