AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE ENGLISH-SPEAKING TEACHERS AND THEIR SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING
Keywords:
NES teachers, NNES teachers, students ‘perceptionAbstract
Due to the increasing role of English as an international communicative language, unavoidably native English speaking (NES) teachers are in great demand in a wide range of countries since many language learners believe that NES teachers can be their English knowledge providers owing to their first language proficiency. Non-native English speaking (NNES) teachers, on the other hand, are considered to be inferior in teaching English. This paper therefore discusses students’ perceptions, based on many study results, towards NES and NNES teachers in the areas of culture, teaching styles and assessment, as well as English capability. Additionally, the implications of students ‘opinions about their English teachers towards their language learning are also mentioned in the paper. Finally, this paper suggests that English teachers’ qualifications should be given more attention than their nativeness in employing English teachers. Recruiting teachers who are able to provide students with adequate knowledge to complete intercultural communication goal should be taken into consideration.
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