Chinese Students' Perceptions of Native English-Speaking Teachers in EFL Teaching

Autor/in	Rao, Zhenhui
Titel	Chinese Students' Perceptions of Native English-Speaking Teachers in EFL Teaching
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 31 (2010) 1, S.55-68 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Student Attitudes; Familiarity; Language Teachers; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Questionnaires; Interviews; Cognitive Style; Cultural Awareness; College Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Collegestudent
Abstract	The article reports the views of 20 Chinese English as a foreign Language (EFL) students on the strengths and weaknesses of native English-speaking (NES) teachers in EFL teaching. Responding to an open-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews, EFL students named the following as NES teachers' strengths: native language authenticity, cultural familiarity and new methodological insights. Though these attributes facilitated NES teachers' classroom teaching, EFL students felt that some additional qualities were required for native speakers to become competent English teachers in EFL contexts. Some students were dissatisfied with their NES teachers' classroom performance because they were insensitive to students' linguistic problems, inconsistent with students' learning styles and unfamiliar with local cultural and educational system. The results of the study suggest that most NES teachers possess qualities and skills that characterise the performance of an efficient language teacher, but they still have to overcome certain obstacles before they can carry out their EFL teaching successfully. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10