Lecturers' Beliefs Of Writing Instruction: An Indonesian Descriptive Qualitative
Abstract
This study aims to investigate how lecturers' beliefs were providing writing
instructions to students. This research uses a descriptive qualitative. The participant
is one person, Ms Sevia, who is a lecture at Yogyakarta University. The participant
has been teaching writing-themed courses. This data is taken from in-depth
interviews to see how a lecturer's belief becomes part of the written instruction in
the descriptive qualitative. The results showed four factors: situation adaptation,
self-evaluation, experience, and awareness of the lecturer's belief, Ms Sevia, in
providing writing learning. Adaptation to conditions is a process that is often carried
out by Ms Sevia because, for her, it is the first thing in dealing with students who
will be with her in teaching and learning activities. The next factor is selfevaluation,
which
is
the
way
Ms
Sevia
evaluates
herself
from
various
points
of
view
so
that
it
is
not
easy
to
blame
the
situation;
thus,
it
becomes
a
mindfulness
lesson.
Besides,
Ms Sevia's educational history has become an experience that shapes
different mindsets and decisions in choosing components in the learning structure
she makes. Finally, the awareness factor made Ms Sevia not heavy-hearted and
very open to criticism and suggestions with discussion space to encourage each
other for the continuity of education in Indonesia.