PENGUATAN KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGIK DAN PROFESIONALISME GURU DALAM PENERAPAN BAHASA INGGRIS DI LINGKUNGAN SMP SEMESTA SEMARANG

Abstract

This  study  aims  to  determine  the  implementation  of  pedagogic  competencies  in teaching  and  learning  activities,  the  obstacles  faced  by  educators  in  teaching  and  learning activities  and  the  efforts  made  by  educators  to  deal  with  these  obstacles.  This  study  uses  a descriptive  method  with  a  qualitative  approach.  Qualitative  research  by  exploring  how  the pedagogical  competence  of  English  teachers  improves  the  quality  of  learning  at  Yunior high school Semesta Semarang.  This  study  went  through  a  research  process  in  the  form  of  reduction,  data presentation, drawing conclusions and triangulation. The results of the study revealed that the educators had not fully mastered the characteristics of students both in terms of intellectual, emotional,  physical,  spiritual  and  moral.  They  are  also  not  optimal  in  terms  of  group discussions and the use of educational media, but in the areas of academic potential analysis, effective  learning  and  lesson  planning  the  teacherhave  done  well.