Challenges Faced By Efl Pre-Service Teachers During Teaching Practicum In Yogyakarta Vocational High Schools

Abstract

This study is aim to explore the challenges faced by EFL pre-service teachers (PST) on their teaching practicum and investigate the strategies to cope with the challenges during the teaching practicum program. The design of this research is a qualitative study with descriptive method. The participants of this study were the last semester of two pre-service teachers enrolled in the teaching practicum program in two different Yogyakarta Vocational High Schools. The data was taken by interviews which applied through thematic analysis. The data analysis was based on research question and guided by conceptual framework of the study. The finding revealed that adaptation factor, classroom condition, and students’ characteristic contribute as challenges for pre-service teachers. The skills, attitude, knowledge in designing activities in teaching become the strategy mastered by pre-service teachers to deal with those challenges.