SIHOMBING, VEBIYOLA and Agust, Satria and Pohan, Erwin (2026) ENGLISH TEACHERS’ CREATIVITIES IN CONTEXTUAL TEACHING PRACTICES AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS. S1 thesis, Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.

	Text (Cover) VEBIYOLA SIHOMBING_2203050015_Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - Cover.pdf - Published Version Download (731kB)
	Text (Abstrak) VEBIYOLA SIHOMBING_2203050015_Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - Abstrak.pdf - Published Version Download (413kB)
	Text (Bab I) VEBIYOLA SIHOMBING_2203050015_Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - BAB I.pdf - Published Version Download (538kB)
	Text (Daftar Pustaka) VEBIYOLA SIHOMBING_2203050015_Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - Daftar Pustaka.pdf - Published Version Download (537kB)
	Text (Full Text) VEBIYOLA SIHOMBING_2203050015_Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris - Full Text.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Repository staff only Download (2MB) | Request a copy

Abstract

This study investigated English teachers’ creativities in contextual teaching practices at vocational high schools. A qualitative descriptive was employed involving two English teachers from SMK Harapan Utama and SMK Eben Haezer in Batam City. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis, and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis. The findings revealed three major themes. First, teachers demonstrated creativity through flexible lesson planning, material adaptation, differentiated instruction, technology integration, and interactive learning activities. Second, teachers connected English learning with vocational majors through vocational vocabulary integration, major-based material selection, workplace communication activities, authentic learning tasks, and real-world contextualization. Third, teachers faced challenges related to curriculum and time constraints, diverse student proficiency levels, limited learning resources, and material development. The study concludes that teachers’ creativities play an important role in supporting contextual teaching practices and making English learning more meaningful, relevant, and beneficial for vocational students’ future careers.

Actions (login required)

View Item