A JOB TRAINING REPORT AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER ASSISTANT AT SD INTEGRAL LUQMAN AL HAKIM SURABAYA FROM MARCH 13TH 2017 TO MAY 18TH 2017

SD Integral Luqman Al Hakim is an institution under Hidayatullah Islamic Boarding Surabaya which has main duty to develop basic educational system with Islamic value. SD Integral Luqman Al Hakim has big role in creating a generation with good intelligence and social value as well as the dignity to Islam. The writer had great experience during her internship in SD Integral Luqman Al Hakim. It is not easy to teach English in Indonesia, especially if the school is not an International school. In school, English is not compulsary subject. Thus, it is not easy to be an English teacher, as well. The writer had so many things to learn during her internship as an English teacher. All the knowledge that the writer got in college were applied during the internship. It is always just a daydream when in class the lecturer told her about teaching process. But in the internship, the writer felt the daydream become true. It is always interesting to have an interaction with the students, especially for the writer herself. Having a chance to teach in Islamic fullday school has open her eyes about the education system in Indonesia. Teaching English in SD Integral Luqman Al Hakim for half and a month was the writer’s first time experience in teaching Islamic shool. During the internship, the school, the other teachers and the staffs supported and helped the writer with the problems during the internship, such as about school data or information. She got many knowledge about handling and organizing students in class and also about delivering lessons to students. In this school, the writer found several problems in English teaching and learning such as the lack of attention to English as part of world language and the lack of English teacher. The 2013 curriculum limits the schools and students to explore language learning. BesideEnglish Drama on Student Day, there have been limited activities to improve the English skills. Another knowledge that the writer got during the internship was about better knowing the characteristics of the students. The writer learned how to engage with the students through small activity in short time. With the short internship time, the writer had to deal with the communication skill so she could communicate well with the students to make a good interaction. The writer learned how to deliver a lesson in front of the class in interesting and fun ways, and the writer also learned when to be strict and discipline to the students. These things made the writer realized that she needs many knowledges and experiences to be the real English teacher and it needs a lot of effort. Pressure, discipline, and appreciate’s other person idea are things that the writer learned when having interaction with her supervisor, Mrs. Anita. Those things are the basic things to be professional English teacher in work space. With the experience she got during internship, the writer hopes she can improve herself to be a better person for her future career. The writer knows that her internship might not running perfect, but it is still full of spirit and learning