Restu Luthfiani Maulida
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Curriculum is undoubtedly a crucial part of education. In Indonesia, education curriculum has already undergone several changes. Among others, the newly introduced and implemented one is called “Kurikulum Merdeka”. This study aimed to investigate how English teachers enact agency in English teaching under curriculum change and what are the challenges. A case study was used as the research design in this study. Interview guideline and questionnaire were used as the instruments to get the data. The participants were five English teachers from four Junior high schools in Bogor, Jawa Barat. The findings showed that English teachers enacted agency in their teaching process used Kurikulum Merdeka with several characteristics, namely: Intentional Action, Autonomy, Professional Growth, Collaboration and Contextualization. And there are several problems or challenges in teaching English used Kurikulum Merdeka, such as: lack of information, lack of facilities and infrastructure, and students’ abilities.
Keywords: Teacher Agency, Curriculum Change, Kurikulum Merdeka, and Challenges.