چکیده:
Investigating teachers’ characteristics concerning both effective teachers and subject matter’s specific characteristics has been of significance in teacher education. Having collected both statistical and textual data, the current study sought to explore Iranian learners’ attitudes on the distinctive characteristics of English language teachers. The study deliberately focused on private language institutions learners in so far as it was thought that they would are in much contact with English teachers both at schools and language institutions. To this end, 15 language learners took part in the research. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and focus group interviews were utilized as the main tools of data collection. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze and interpret quantitative data, and the collected qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. Six themes were generated out of the qualitative data: the nature of the subject, the content of teaching, methodology, teacher-student relationship, economy, and target population. The study has a number of implications for language teachers and teacher education.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Research paper Iranian Intermediate Language Learners’ Attitudes towards Distinctive Characteristics of English Teachers: a Mixed-Methods Study Farzad Rostami1*, Musa Moradi2, Mohammed Hossein Yousafi2 1English Department, Baneh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Baneh, Iran 2English Language Department, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran %%Citation Rosami, F.
To add more to knowledge in the related area of research, the current study sought to investigate the attitudes of the intermediate level language learners towards the distinctive characteristics of effective teachers.
In the similar vein, Saafin (2005) showed that Emirati learners view effective EFL teachers as being able to employ a variety of teaching methods, attempting to help students to understand what is taught, having the ability to create enjoyable classes, producing valid tests, providing worksheets and handouts, giving opportunities for students to practice their speaking skills, and maintaining efficient classroom management.
To add more to the literature, the current mixed-method study tried to explore the Iranian English learners\s’ point of view regarding the distinctive features of the good English language teachers through answer to the following research questions; 1.
Results Gained from Questionnaires Filled by Language Learners In this section, the learners’ attitudes towards distinctive features of EFL teachers are presented.
In this aspect, the findings are in line with previous studies like the study by Al-Mahrooqi, Denman, Al-Siyabi, and Al-Maamari (2015), in which they sought to compare Omani school students’ and teachers’ perceptions of the characteristics of good English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in the Omani context.