Curriculum of EFL Teacher Education and Indonesian Qualification Framework: A Blip of the Future Direction
Abstract: Indonesian
Qualification Framework (IQF) is a description of qualification levels for all
Indonesian learning outcomes or certificate statements in Indonesian schooling
from year 9 to higher education. TheIQF holds a legal endorsement in the form
of Presidential Decree no. 8/2012. This IQF will specify equivalencies between
Indonesian and foreign qualifications, thus improving Indonesia’s international
competitiveness and making the country more open to global trade. As a consequence,
the structures of curriculum in all Indonesian educationsshould base on this
document. Defined as the expanding circle countriesin Kachru’s concentric
circles, Indonesia needs English language teachereducation with appropriate
structures of curriculum relevant to the global world and 21st century
learning. This article intends to describe the IQF,the 21st Century learning,
and the upcoming structure of the EL Teacher education Curriculum in Indonesia.
More specifically, this article aims atanalyzing: 1) how Indonesian Teachers
should develop their curriculum according to the IQF descriptors; 2) how
macro-social factors in SLA such as global and national status of L2,
boundaries and identities, or institutional forces and constraints should be
considered in thedevelopment of the curriculum structures of English language
teachereducation; and 3) how the 21st century trends should be blended in the curriculum.
Keywords: Indonesian
qualification framework, 21st century learning, SLA social contexts, and
English language teacher education
Author: Susilo
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150155
