Good Practice in Monitoring and Supervising Undergraduate Thesis Written By EFL Teacher Education Students

Abstract

Based on the curriculum of English education program of Jember University, it is required that undergraduate students write theses as the final project.

However,

there were many students in my institution who could not finish their study in an ideal time. Based on the data of April 2015, the average study length of the English education graduates was 5.1 years, which was far from the ideal time expected. These data indicate that the process of writing a thesis contributes to the total length of study. In finding solution to this problem, since 2013 the English education program of Jember University has implemented SOP for final project through SITA (Information System for Final Project). Using this SOP, all undergraduate students are required to follow seventeen steps in the process of completing the final project. As an integrated system, the process involves the participation

of students, KOMBI (thesis supervisory commission), supervisor, and faculty operator. The implementation of this SOP could produce good impacts in the process

of thesis consultation as indicated by easy process of monitoring, more responsible

supervisors

and students, and shorter process of consultation. As the process of monitoring and supervising undergraduate thesis in my institution is considered to be effective and efficient, this paper will share experiences of good practice in the process of supervising undergraduate thesis written by EFL teacher education students.