Yulia Indahri dan Santri E. P. Djamiho Teaching and Research: Odentfying Problems... 141 TEACHING AND RESEARCHING: IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND FINDING SOLUTIONS THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH (CAR) Pengajaran dan Penelitian: Mengidentifkasi Masalah dan Mencari Solusi Melalui Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) * Yulia Indahri, ** Santri E. P. Djahimo yulia.indahri@dpr.go.id Pusat Penelitian Badan Keahlian DPR RI Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto Senayan Jakarta ** Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang Naskah diterima: 21 Desember 2017 | Naskah direvisi: 20 Mei 2018 | Naskah diterbitkan: 30 Juni 2018 Abstract: This paper presents several key issues about what teachers should do in their English as a foreign language (EFL) classes, in relation to their main job as teachers (i.e. teaching) and additional job for their professional development (i.e. researching). The main aim of this paper is to provide insightful information for teachers and teacher candidates about how they can improve themselves through teaching and researching activities, In addition, it also aims to discuss a particular way for them to be able to identify problems as well as fnd solutions in their own classroom through classroom action research (CAR). Keywords: teacher, teaching, researching, classroom action research (CAR) Abstrak: Makalah ini menyajikan beberapa isu utama tentang apa yang harus dilakukan guru dalam kelas yang mengajar Bahasa Inggris , dalam kaitannya dengan pekerjaan utama mereka sebagai guru (yaitu mengajar) dan pekerjaan tambahan untuk pengembangan profesional mereka (yaitu penelitian). Tujuan utama dari makalah ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi yang mendalam bagi para guru dan calon guru tentang bagaimana mereka dapat meningkatkan diri mereka sendiri melalui kegiatan mengajar dan meneliti, Selain itu, juga bertujuan untuk membahas cara tertentu bagi mereka untuk dapat mengidentifkasi masalah serta temukan solusi di ruang kelas mereka sendiri melalui penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK). Kata Kunci: guru, pengajaran, penelitian, penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) Introduction It cannot be denied that teaching is a primary obligation of teachers. Many teachers are so comfortable being in the “teaching only zone” that they tend to escape the importance of other related activities for their professional development, such as conducting research, writing academic papers, attending professional seminars and/ or workshops, etc. This group of teachers tends to focus only on teaching because they want to improve their students’ learning quality without being interrupted by other activities. However, they are not aware that they can even have double advantages if they step out of their comfort zone and start doing other professional development activities as mentioned earlier. By conducting research and attending professional workshops, they Aspirasi: Jurnal Masalah-Masalah Sosial | Volume 9, No. 1 Juni 2018 ISSN: 2086-6305 (print) ISSN: 2614-5863 (electronic) DOI: https://doi.org/10.22212/aspirasi.v7i1.1084 link online: http://jurnal.dpr.go.id/index.php/aspirasi/index