Zone of Proximal Development in the Teaching of English Poetry to Indonesian EFL Learners: Teachers' Perceptions.

The study explores the perceptions of Indonesian teachers in the EFL classroom using Zone of Proximal Development in English teaching. This study employs a descriptive study using the purposive sampling technique. The participants are teachers of an Islamic University in Makassar metropolitan area- Indonesia. The questionnaire and interview were used to collect data on perceptions of EFL teachers in using Zone of Proximal Development in teaching English poetry to their universities students. The observation was applied to gain the data on the EFL teacher’s teaching practices in implementing the Zone of Proximal Development in teaching English poetry. The results of the study demonstrate that there were marked differences in the way the teachers perceive Zone of Proximal Development in teaching English poetry. The differences fall into 3 categories: (1) Zone of Proximal Development Meta Perception (2) Zone of Proximal Development Macro Perception and (3) Zone of Proximal Development Micro Perception. This study expects to be a beneficial reference for English poetry teachers, the government, and other literature practitioners.