A comparative study on the perceptions of EFL instructors and students regarding the characteristics of an effective EFL instructor

2022-10
Çalışkan, Melike
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The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed methods study is to investigate the differences between the perceptions of instructors and students about the characteristics of an effective EFL instructor and to find out how these characteristics have changed recently. Behaviors, beliefs, attitudes of the instructors, preferred teaching styles and the actions that they take have a vital role in encouraging the learning. Explanatory-sequential mixed method approach was utilized to collect data from the instructors. The participants included 102 EFL instructors and 152 students working/studying at the preparatory schools of state and foundation universities in Turkey. 254 participants responded to an online questionnaire related to the characteristics of an effective EFL instructor. Follow up semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 instructors and 15 students. Quantitative data analysis included descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test; the qualitative data was analyzed manually according to the thematic analysis approach. Findings revealed the perceptions of EFL instructors and students related to the characteristics of an effective EFL instructor in terms of personal characteristics, rapport between the instructor and students, language competency, knowledge of pedagogy, knowledge of target culture, extra-curricular activities, classroom management skills and adhering to administrative rules. Although EFL instructors and students agreed on the importance of these characteristics, there are some differences in their perceptions about these characteristics in terms of the ranking and means of the categories.
EFL instructor, EFL student, Characteristics of an effective EFL instructor, Changes
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/99770
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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M. Çalışkan, “A comparative study on the perceptions of EFL instructors and students regarding the characteristics of an effective EFL instructor,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.
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