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Teacher professional development (TPD) programs have been considered an important aspect in teacher development and quality improvement. They are believed to be able to improve teachers’ knowledge and skills which in turn improve students’ learning and improvement. This study examined the contribution of a TPD program for English teachers, PPG in Indonesia on the teacher professionalism, particularly on their beliefs about good English teaching, knowledge and skills in English teaching, and practices in the classroom teaching. Data were collected through an open-ended survey, observation, and reflective interviews with online-inservice PPG teacher alumni. Findings suggested that although teacher participants reported that PPG contributed to changes in their beliefs about better English teaching and knowledge and skills in teaching English, such changes were not reflected in their teaching practices. Such findings implied an improvement of the PPG program structure to include support provided to teachers when they implement the knowledge and skills in the classrooms. © 2023, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Jl. Colombo No.1, Karangmalang, D.I. Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
