ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LESSON PLANS BASED ON 2013 CURRICULUM IN INDONESIA

Abstract

One of the most interesting educational topics to discuss nowadays is lesson plans which has appeared as an alternative way to practical teaching and learning isssues. Teachers still have problems and find it difficult to implement the lesson plan. This research is aimed to discover the implementation of lesson plans made by the teacher and the problems in implementing the lesson plans based on the 2013 curriculum. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data and source of data of this research were two English teachers from SMK Negeri 2 Banjarmasin. The instruments used were interview and document analysis which is lesson plan analysis. The lesson plan analysis found that the problem of the teachers in designing lesson plans was with the learning materials. The teachers find it difficult to choose the suitable learning material for the students. The other problems of the teachers in implementing lesson plans based on the interview were time management, students’ characteristics and lack of infrastructure in the school. The researcher suggested that the teachers should pass the on-the-job trainings such as MGMP in order to learn more about  how to implement and design a good lesson plan. Then, the teachers can modify the lesson plans baccording to the situation of the school and the students. The teachers should set the objective of the learning, manage the time allocation, and also understand more about the characteristics of the students to give the learning materials according to students’ need and interests.