The TEFLIN Kalimantan Tengah and Kalimantan Selatan Chapter successfully held a Pengembangan Kompetensi Guru Bahasa Inggris (PKGBI) program on 18 and 26 July 2026 at 7.30-16.00 a.m. at UIN Palangka Raya Kalimantan Tengah and UNISKA Banjarmasin Kalimantan Selatan. The event brought together 41 English teachers of SMP/MTs/SMA/MA/SMK from several cities of Kalimantan Tengah Province such as Palangka Raya, Kapuas, Pulang Pisau, Kotawaringin Timur, Kotawaringin Barat, and Muara Teweh, and from several cities of Kalimantan Selatan Province such as Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru, Tabalong, Batu Licin, Pelaihari, and Tanah Laut to strengthen their competencies in response to the recent implementation of Tes Kemampuan Akademik (TKA).
This professional development program aimed to (1) enhance teachers’ reading competence and how to teach reading comprehension using innovative strategies, (2) deepen understanding of TKA reading demands and formats, and how to prepare students to face TKA using reading strategies to cope with levels of reading comprehension such as literal, inferential, evaluative, and appreciative, and (3) equip teachers with the skills to design effective and valid reading test items with levels of reading comprehension such as literal, inferential, evaluative, and appreciative. Led by Dr. M. Zaini Miftah, M.Pd. (UIN Palangka Raya), Dr. Supiani, M.Pd. (UNISKA Banjarmasin), Isna Indriati, M.Pd. (MAN Insan Cendekia Palangka Raya), Dellis Pratika, M.A. (Universitas Palangka Raya), and Muhammad Sandy Al Fath, M.Pd. (UMSA Sampit), the sessions covered key topics such as (1) TKA: An Overview, (2) Developing Multiple Choice Questions, (3) Textual Level Reading Teaching Strategies, (4) Inferential Level Reading Teaching Strategies, (5) Evaluative Level Reading Teaching Strategies, and (6) Training on Developing Test Items. Participants engaged in interactive workshops, collaborative tasks, and hands-on test item development, while also sharing insights from their own teaching contexts.
By the end of the program, participants reported that they increased confidence in aligning their teaching and assessment practices with TKA requirements, as well as gaining practical strategies to support students’ reading development.
“This workshop is very important and very beneficial for us. I feel that I have improved my reading skills and my strategies to prepare my students for TKA. However, the time is too short. Hopefully, in the future, it can be conducted over a longer period with more comprehensive materials, and of course with other workshops.” – [Kusrini Oktaviani, a teacher from Kotawaringin Barat, Kalimantan Tengah]
This event is part of TEFLIN’s ongoing commitment to supporting English teachers in strengthening assessment literacy and improving student readiness for national academic assessments.
