EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF NOVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS DURING INFORMAL MENTORING PROGRAM: EVIDENCE FROM JIHADUL UMMAH NW ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL

This research explores the types of support given by senior teachers to novice teachers and also the challenges and coping strategies during the mentoring program. This study used a qualitative research design with four subjects: English senior teachers, novice English teachers, deputy of curriculum, and school principal. This study uses interviews and observation to gather the data. The result of interviews is used as the primary data, while the result of observation is used as the secondary data for triangulation purposes. The finding of this study presents several types of support provided by senior teachers to novice teachers, such as personal support, professional support, and team support. Meanwhile, time and lack of novice teachers’ self-efficacy are the challenges during mentoring. Then, the strategies used to cope with the challenges are online mentoring and collaborative work and giving emotional support to novice teachers. This study gives an insight into how vital support for novice teachers at the beginning of teaching is to promote their teaching professionalism.