Incorporating Self-Regulated Learning into English Teaching: Early lessons from the implementation of SMELT I 4.0 DE in an UPI Senior High Lab School class

Abstract

Self-regulated and autonomous learning strategies are now in the heart of Indonesian curriculum. Ministerial regulation on standards of process requires teachers transform their teaching from teacherto student-centered, autonomous, and self-regulated learning. As an effort to develop this learning strategy, a team in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, implement I SMELT I 4.0 DE (the Implementation of Synergetic Multilayered English Language Teaching in Industry 4.0 and Disruptive Era), an English teaching model designed to develop competences required to live in Industry 4.0 and disruptive era through four synergetic layers, of which self-regulated learning inculcation (SRLI) is one of them. This paper is intended to present lessons from preliminary data from the project. The data were taken from the class involved in I SMELT 4.0 DE through observations, questionnaires, and performance tests. The data analysis shows that they developed self-regulated learning strategies, good learning motivation, and improved English speaking ability. Based on the findings, some recommendations are presented at the end of the paper. Keywords—self-regulated learning inculcation; I SMELT I 4.0 DE; learning motivation; industry 4.0; disruption era