LETs and NETs: Exploring How Teachers from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Impact Student Motivation and Preferences

Autor/in	Wong, Ruth
Titel	LETs and NETs: Exploring How Teachers from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Impact Student Motivation and Preferences
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 7 (2014) 1, S.57-65 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Preferences; Teacher Background; Teacher Characteristics; Cultural Influences; Case Studies; Educational Practices; Teaching Methods; Teaching Styles; Native Speakers; Communicative Competence (Languages); English Language Learners; Lesson Observation Criteria; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungspraxis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Muttersprachler; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Unterrichtsmitschau; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper, an exploratory case study, examines how students' preferences and motivation to learn English are influenced by their perceptions of teaching practices--both of native English teachers and local English teachers. To better understand the context of this research question, this study adopts a method of triangulation in collecting data: classroom observation, student interviews and teacher interviews. For intrinsic motivation, results reveal that Chinese students prefer a native-English-speaking teacher's approach to communication language teaching. However, for extrinsic motivations, students preferred the curriculum-oriented approach of local teachers due to the relevance to the ultimately- important English examinations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01