English Teachers’ Perception Towards Their Professional Development (A Case Study at SMAN 4 Wira Bangsa and MAN 1 Aceh Barat)

Professional developmnet is strategies or ways used by the teachers to improve their performance’s levels and teaching-learning process in the classroom. Somehow, many teachers do not consider and misunderstand about the aims of professional development which helps them to be an educator professionally. This thesis was designed to investigate the English teachers’ perceptions towards their professional development at SMAN 4 Wira Bangsa and MAN 1 Aceh Barat. This qualitative research involved six English teachers who were selected purposively. In collecting the data, the writer used semi structured-interview, and observation. The findings of interview elucidate that all teachers have similar perceptions on the importance of professional development, the problems they face in adjusting time to follow the teachers formal and informal professional development activities, its impact toward their professional teaching in planning, implementing and evaluating of learning in the classroom. Meanwhile, the results of the observation show that all teachers have applied all practical professional development activities in their classroom.