Evaluating the Mastery of the English Teachers’ Pedagogical Competence in Teaching and Learning Writing at SMA Negeri of East Semarang Zone

Abstract

This research aimed to explain and evaluate the mastery of the eleventh-grade English teachers’ pedagogical competence in teaching and learning writing at SMA Negeri of East Semarang Zone. This research used a qualitative multiple-case study which was also supported by quantitative data. The main subjects in this study were three English teachers from three SMA Negeri in the East Semarang Zone sub-district who teach in the eleventh grade in the academic year 2022/2023. The data were collected through observation, questionnaires, and interview responses. The finding showed that English teachers at SMA Negeri of East Semarang Zone had a good mastery of pedagogical competence in understanding theories and principles of teaching writing. Then, they had a very good mastery of pedagogical competence in designing a lesson plan for teaching writing and implementing the teaching writing process. Moreover, they had a good mastery of pedagogical competence in organizing students’ writing assessments. In addition, they perceived that the students’ writing learning processes were good. Students also achieved the target of the minimum mastery criteria score for writing when the English teachers gave them a writing assessment. It concluded that English teachers’ mastery of pedagogical competence in teaching writing at SMA Negeri of East Semarang Zone were good. Keywords: Pedagogical Competence, Teaching Writing, Learning Writing