the relationship between iranian english language teachers

8/8/2019 The Relationship Between Iranian English Language Teachers

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The Relationship between Iranian English Language Teachers and Learners

Gender and Their Perceptions of an Effective English Language Teacher

by Homa Babai Shishvan taken from www.ccsenet.org/elt

Summarized by:

Tuti Elfathoni Eka Dewi 07004006

Putri Radanti Saraswati 07004018

Rusli Gunawan Saputra 07004022

This article is written based on the research held in Iran. The participants are the

English teachers and learners in Iranian universities, high schools and private language

institutes. The aim of the study was to investigate whether male and female teachers and

learners of English hold different views on characteristics of an effective English

teacher. The participants are 59 teachers (29 males and 30 females) and 215 learners (78

males and 137 females). The instrument to collect the data is paper and pencil

questionnaire.

SUMMARY OF THE PAPER

Teachers in general, especially English teachers, have a big and fundamental role to

their learners learning and academic achievement.

(Markley, 2004) an effective and efficient learning is highly depends on teachers and

the action which they take in the class. (Dembo and Gibson, 1985, Goddard, Hoy, and

Hoy, 2000) stated that the teachers perceptions of effective teacher can highly

influence their teaching and as a result their learners learning.

Teachers and learners may have different perceptions about an effective English

teacher. Students also bring their own assumption about learning and their perceptions

about characteristics of an effective English teacher.


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There are some significances of this he research, they are:

1. To know the teachers perception about an effective English teacher, because

teachers perception plays an important role in their decision making in theteaching learning process.

2. To know the learners perceptions about an effective English teacher, because

the learners perceptions can give impact on the learning process.

By knowing the learners perception, teachers know about characteristics of an effective

English teacher from the learners view. So, they can take a decision in the ways of

teaching the students.

These tables below are the results of the differences between the perceptions of male

and female participants (teachers and learners) about an effective English teacher. From

the 46 items, these are the items which have significant difference of perceptions.

- Teachers Perception

Male Female

Well in writing

Follow the syllabus tightly

Stick to administrative rules and

regulation

Teaching in mother tongue

Pronounce English well

- Learners Perception

Male Female

Teaching in mother

tongue Pronounce well

Assigning homework

Teaching in English

Alleviating students anxiety

Provide opportunities to use English through

meaningful tasks and activities


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