Noviwi Halenci, Yetti Zainil
This research aims to investigate professional development through self-initiated development. It involved twelve English language teachers who taught English at seven (7) junior high schools. The instruments used were questionnaires administered to twelve teachers and interviews administered to six teachers. The research focuses on ongoing professional development and activity conducted by teachers to increase their professional development, influencing their ELT. The obtained data is evaluated to determine the aims and variations in self-directed professional growth among English teachers. The data analysis reveals that EFL teachers agree with the importance of the ongoing activity of individual development to enhance the process of teaching-learning English Teaching in junior high schools at Kapur IX. Within the conceptual framework, teachers’ activities related to pedagogical, personal, professional, social, and digital competencies, then the obstacles to teacher development and transformation are being studied. Due to pandemic Covid-19, teachers must be more creative and build their confidence in using digital technology to enhance the teaching and learning in EFL classrooms. © 2023 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
