ACTION RESEARCH: THEORY AND PRACTICE IN ENGLISH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

Abstract

The action research in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom
aims to enhance development of quality teaching and learning process
contributing not only to the quality of EFL teachers in handling the process
of teaching learning but also to the quality of the students in learning
English. This study aims at analyzing the phenomenon of how pre service
teachers carry out action research as their final Project. It is conducted in
English Education Department, one of universities in Indonesia. Three of
the students’ papers were selected randomly to analyze. Review of
documents and questionnaires were employed as data collection in this
study. Having gathered the data, they were holistically analyzed as a case
study occurring in English Education Department. The results indicated
there were several cases happened. First, the pre service teachers did not
comprehend holistically the notion of action research. Second, background
of the study was not elaborated completely showing evidences of the
study. Third, it is also unclear how all problem indicators were improved
rationally using particular techniques or method. Fourth, they did not also
comprehensively collect and analyze the data. The last, reporting the
research project focused only on the quantitative data rather than
qualitative one. Therefore, both researchers and supervisors are necessary
to possess the whole understanding toward the type of the research
chosen. Enriching literature reviews will enhance their literacy in order to
achieve a better implementation in conducting action research.

Keywords: action research, case study, pre-service teacher