An International Teaching Practicum: PreServiceStudent Teacher Exchange In SoutheastAsia (SEA Teacher)‘S Cultural And TeachingExperiences

摘要

International networking among universities are a vital point to be executed in order to answer the global demand. International teachingpracticum is one of the new programs in Indonesia, which develops a collaboration with other international organizations. It is believed that teachingpractice (TP) is a fundamental issue of a good preparation of teachers. Teaching practice deeply is rooted in a drive towards the development ofcompetent and professional teachers. This study aimed to investigate the pre-service sea teachers experience professional learning during teachingpractices in different cultures and the meanings that they made during their experience being pre-service sea teachers. A qualitative design in thephenomenological tradition was used to describe and understand the lived experiences of the pre service teachers during their teaching process inIndonesia. The findings indicated that there were four aspects that emerged including the issues of religious sensitivity, content subject differentiates,language barrier, and school climate. By conducting this research, the pre service teachers had a new perspective in teaching students from differentcultures leading them to be a global teacher. The pre service teachers were also able to cope with some obstacles relating to the students-teachers‘ hostnation.