ABSTRACT
Nabila Zahwa Erinindya. K2219059. First Supervisor: Dr. Nur Arifah Drajati, M.
Pd. Second Supervisor: Sri Haryati, S.Pd., M.Pd. “EXPLORING ENGLISH
PRE-SERVICE TEACHER’S EXPERIENCES IN MEANING AS A PART
OF WELL-BEING DURING TEACHING PRACTICUM IN VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY NARRATIVE INQUIRY.” Thesis,
Surakarta: Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Universitas Sebelas Maret,
June 2023.
The objectives of this study are: (1) To explore pre-service teacher’s experiences
in meaning as a part of well-being while teaching English in a vocational school
during teaching practicum program. (2) To explore the impacts of meaning as a part
of well-being toward pre-service teacher’s performance and future career in
teaching English. The study was conducted at one of the vocational schools. The
subject of the study was the writer herself while undergoing teaching practicum in
7th semester. This study applied the autobiographical narrative inquiry method and
gathered the data through narrative stories and artifacts. The study explored the pre
service teacher’s experiences in meaning as a part of well-being. It figured out the
impacts of meaning on her performance and future career in teaching English. The
pre-service teacher wrote the diaries of her experiences during her teaching
practicum. Then she analyzed her experiences related to meaning in well-being
using the theoretical framework by Mercer & Steger (2020). The pre-service
teacher divided her experiences into three stages: before, during, and after teaching
practicum. The findings show that the pre-service teacher experienced things
related to well-being during the teaching practicum. Those experiences made the
pre-service teacher realize that being a teacher is more than just a job. In addition,
she also figured out that meaning positively impacts her teaching performance and
future career in teaching English. Meaning has led the pre-service teacher into the
stage of desiring to be a good English teacher. Therefore, the university should
provide courses discussing teachers’ well-being so that the pre-service teachers can
recognize their well-being.
