The Attributes of Effective Lecturers of English as a Foreign Language as Perceived by Students in a Korean University

Barnes, Bruce D.; Lock, Graeme

doi:10.14221/ajte.2010v35n1.2

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“…A good example is Brosh (1996), who investigated the characteristics of effective FL teachers among 200 FL teachers of English, French, Arabic and Hebrew and 406 9 th grade high school students to find that both teachers and students believed that subject matter knowledge was important followed by the ability to transmit knowledge in a simple way. Barnes (2013) has also shownthat "delivery" is the most important attribute followed by "knowledge of English" then "rapport", "organization", "preparation" and "fairness" (see also Barnes, 2010).…”

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The Perspectives of Students in the College of Basic Education on the Characteristics of Effective English Language Teachers

Taqi¹,

Al-Nouh²,

Akbar³

2014

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This paper presents a research study designed to investigate the characteristics of effective teachers of English and the uniqueness of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The research is based on four general categories: English language proficiency, educational perception, organization and communication skills, social and emotional skills. These general categories will be viewed in the light of students' perception, the students of English Language at the Faculty of Basic Education in the State Kuwait. The sample was chosen randomly from students of the English Department to measure independent variables Academy in correlation with academic variables. For example, English language courses taken, years of schooling, and levels of English proficiency. The researchers based their research on data collected through a questionnaire based on Lickert's five-point rating distributed to 150 students. It is expected that the results reveal students' belief in the importance of the categories listed above with emphasis on the uniqueness of EFL teachers in comparison with teachers of other disciplines. This study contributes to the understanding of what students expect from EFL teachers; in addition, it will enable the understating of what students believe is required from them as teachers of English in the future. It is expected that this study will contribute to the field of EFL in the College of Basic Education and the Department of Education in Kuwait University, as it would reflect what the English Departments in these colleges need in order to increase students' awareness of the importance and role of EFL teachers.

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The Perspectives of Students in the College of Basic Education on the Characteristics of Effective English Language Teachers

Taqi¹,

Al-Nouh²,

Akbar³

2014

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“…The present study aims to establish what value students from a Korean university place on the effective foreign language (FL) teacher attributes uncovered in a previous qualitative study in the same context (Barnes & Lock, 2010). While the study conducted by Barnes and Lock was effective in establishing a list of effective teacher attributes and some elaborations, no generalisations could be made about the importance placed on the attributes by the student body.…”

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Student Perceptions of Effective Foreign Language Teachers: A Quantitative Investigation from a Korean University

Barnes

Lock

2013

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“…Some researches only focused on the students' perceptions toward the effective/good EFL teachers (Chen & Lin 2009;Barnes, 2010). Chen and Lin (2009) investigated Chinese students' perceptions of the characteristics of effective EFL teachers.…”

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“…However, personality and teacher-student relationship were considered more important than instructional competence. More recently, Barnes (2010) examined the students' beliefs about the attributes of effective EFL teachers. 105 first year Korean university students taking EFL classes at a women's university in Korea were asked to write the attributes of effective EFL teachers in their own language.…”

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Favorable and Unfavorable Characteristics of EFL Teachers Perceived by University Students of Thailand

Chen

2012

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Teachers play pivotal roles in EFL classrooms. Characteristics of EFL teachers may affect students' attitudes and motivations to language learning. The effective/good characteristics of the EFL teachers perceived by the students have been extensively investigated by the previous research works. However, the perceptions of the students from different backgrounds to EFL teachers may vary in different learning settings. In addition, the research works on both favorable and unfavorable characteristics of EFL teachers are comparatively scarce. This study aimed to investigate the favorable and unfavorable characteristics of the EFL teachers perceived by Thai university students. The data were collected from 6o students at Vongchavalitkul University. Open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used as the main instruments for data collection. Useful information about EFL teachers' personal trait-related characteristics and classroom teaching-related characteristics emerged from the data. The information is very useful and beneficial for the EFL teachers to reflect their personal characteristics and reconsider their classroom teaching, which may be very helpful for them to do some adjustment and preparation in their teaching to achieve better education results.

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The Attributes of Effective Lecturers of English as a Foreign Language as Perceived by Students in a Korean University

Cited by 59 publications

References 20 publications

The Perspectives of Students in the College of Basic Education on the Characteristics of Effective English Language Teachers

The Perspectives of Students in the College of Basic Education on the Characteristics of Effective English Language Teachers

Student Perceptions of Effective Foreign Language Teachers: A Quantitative Investigation from a Korean University

Favorable and Unfavorable Characteristics of EFL Teachers Perceived by University Students of Thailand

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