Teaching English as a Foreign Language Overseas Journal (TEFLO)
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): EDUCATION, TOURISM AND LOCAL WISDOM ISSUES ,MAY - AUGUST

The Teachers’ Voice in Syllabus Design

Nehru P. Pongsapan (Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Feb 2018

Abstract

If curriculum is to reflect the goals of a nation and the needs of its students, itmakes sense for teachers to participate in its creation. In fact, curriculum designhas long been associated with the idea of teacher contribution. The presenteffort tries to prove that EFL teachers can be active participants rather thanpassive recipients. They can convey vital information to curriculum designersinstead of being blindly subjected to a highly centralized educational system.The study also provides a consideration of role requirements and thecompetencies of teachers as curriculum leaders. The data collected from semistructuredinterviews indicate that teachers are neither involved nor informed inthe process of curriculum design and that their engagement is merely withintheir own classrooms walls. Although they play a central role in the process ofeducation, yet they miss the passion of belonging as little attention, if any, isgiven to their voices.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ojtefl

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Overseas Journal (TEFLO) is a Journal of English Education Study Program of Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja (p-ISSN:2461-0240) is a scientific journal published third a year in April, August and December. It was established on 25th September 2016 for ...