EMPOWERING TEACHER TO BRING CORE COMPETENCIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING BASED ON 2013 CURRICULUM

Abstract

In general, the substance of the 2013 curriculum is not a totally new design of educational program in our nation. The same concept of teaching and learning has actually offered in the previous curriculum, KBK or KTSP in which Student Centered Learning is on the focus. The new 2013 curriculum is a nation dream that the concept in the new curriculum will be the best one that able to overcome the problems of education in our country. Teacher training is surely one of the highest priorities. English teacher should be trained in order to gain the ideal conditions and gain the success of teaching and learning and consider many aspects to consider in choosing supported material. So that, teachers become more independent, and protected from the mind focus of a single text book so then the teacher is able to bring the mission of this 2013 moral content curriculum properly. The English teacher must be able to know how to integritate moral values into language concepts and language skills into classrooms as well.