Studying English with Thai and native‐speaking teachers
| Autor: | Samuel J. Grubbs, Vachira Jantarach, Supamas Kettem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Teachers and Teaching. 16:559-576 |
| ISSN: | 1470-1278 1354-0602 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13540602.2010.507966 |
| Popis: | This research examined how students in foundation English classes perceive their Thai and native‐speaking teachers. The researchers surveyed students at five universities and compared a group of 600 students studying with native‐speaking teachers with another group of 600 students studying with Thai teachers in order to investigate three areas: (1) students’ previous background in English‐language learning, (2) students’ general opinions and preferences for studying English with Thai or native‐speaking teachers, and (3) student perceptions of studying with their current English teachers. Overall, most students had similar backgrounds and thought positively about their classroom teachers. However, there were differences in students’ teacher preferences for studying English; students more commonly preferred the type of teacher that was presently teaching them. This suggests that the type of teacher in the classroom does have some effect on students’ preferences and should be considered a factor when analysi... |
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