scholarly journals Emerging Challenges of Teaching English in Non-native English-Speaking Countries: Teachers’ View

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Nurul Hasanah ◽  
Pratiwi Tri Utami
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Native English Speaking

Teaching English to students, particularly non-English speakers, requires proper strategies and methods. By doing so, each teacher has his/her challenges. This study intends to unveil the emerging challenges faced by English teachers from non-native English-speaking countries (non-NESCs) such as China, Japan, Thailand, Senegal, Mongolia, Cambodia, and Laos. This study stands on to answer two research questions: 1. What are the challenges of teaching English in non-native English-speaking countries? 2. Is there any effort to overcome the challenges? If so, how do they overcome it? By utilizing the qualitative method, seven teachers are interviewed to tell their challenges. The result indicates three main problems, including learning materials which do not cover students’ need, too big classroom size and school environment, and also students’ low motivation. Some programs are conducted to overcome those challenges. For example, Japan has an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) who comes once a week to cooperate with the English teacher in each school. Then, Volunteer English Teacher (VET) program helps English Teachers in Laos.

scholarly journals Learners' Errors and their Evaluation

1970 ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Laxmi Bahadur Maharjan
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Key Words ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking Teachers

This study identifies, describes and evaluates the learners' errors, and determines the gravity of those errors in terms of intelligibility and acceptability by the Nepali, non-Nepali and native English speaking teachers. This study was targeted at the grammatical errors and perceptions of different English teachers on those errors. The research findings were analyzed and expressed quantitatively. The study revealed that the Nepali English teacher evaluators were found to be the most severe judges. The non- Nepali (i.e. other than Nepali and the native English) evaluators were in between the Nepali and the native English evaluators. The researcher proposes to treat the most serious errors for Nepali and non- Nepali English teachers with priority. Key words: error analysis, grammatical errors, error gravity DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3093 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 71-81

scholarly journals NATIVESPEAKERISM AND WORLD ENGLISHES: TEACHERS PERCEPTION TOWARDS NON-NATIVE ENGLISH VARIETIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Maraden Silalahi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
World Englishes ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Contextual Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking Teachers

<p>In the last decade, the development of information technology confirms English as a Lingua Franca used by native English speakers and nonnative English speakers. English in a global context has triggered the emergence of new English variants, resulting from the assimilation of English into a local language known as World Englishes. On the other hand, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEAFL) in Indonesia is still oriented towards the ideology of nativespeakerism which believes that TEAFL should be done by Native English-Speaking Teachers (NEST) because they are believed to have better linguistic competence and contextual understanding than Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers (NNEST). This article is directed to determine the perceptions of English teachers in Indonesia regarding the world Englishes phenomenon. This research is qualitative research with 20 informants consisting of 10 Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers and 10 Native English-Speaking Teachers. Four Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), each consisting of 5 informants, will be conducted to gather as much information as possible related to teachers’ perceptions. This research is expected to provide an overview of foreign language teaching in Indonesia. The results showed that nativespeakerism has a strong correlation with the world Englishes phenomenon. In the Indonesian context, this is shaped by the stigma that forms in society. This research is expected to enrich teaching studies, specifically in teaching foreign languages.</p>

scholarly journals 'Real English' in Japan : team teachers' views on nativeness in language teaching

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Team Teaching ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Interview Research ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking

In Japan, English is often taught by teams composed of a local Japanese teacher of English (JTE) and a native English speaking assistant English teacher (AET). This form of team teaching is typically assumed to be beneficial as it provides the students with exposure to models of native English which they would otherwise not encounter. Research has found that students and JTEs approve of team teaching as it provides students with motivation to study a language that would otherwise have little relevance to their daily lives. Less research has been done to explore how team teaching affects the JTEs with regards to their feelings about their own skills as English language users. In this paper, based on interview research with JTEs, I argue that team teaching reinforces the dichotomy between native and non-native speakers to the detriment of both Japanese teachers and their students.

PELATIHAN METODE PEMBELAJARAN FUN ENGLISH GAMES USING APPLICATION BAGI GURU BAHASA INGGRIS MAS NU BATAHAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Resdilla Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Learning ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning Methods

This article deals with the training of Fun English Games Learning Method for English Teacher in MAS NU Batahan, This article shows several learning methods by using English Games funny and easy to understand, such as, Word Connect Application, Spelling Bee application, Stop the Clock Application, Typing Paragraphs for speed. This activity intends to enlarge some learning methods by using English Games for fun, and to give comprehending that English learning’s easy and enjoying. The method of this study used community development that collaborating theory and practicing in which using fun English games learning method in teaching English for English teacher MAS NU Batahan. The result shows that Fun English Games learning Method’s successfully applied in the classroom, the students are happy and can understand English learning easily and quickly through Fun English Games Method. It has benefit for teachers in teaching 4 skill, reading, writing, speaking and listening that must be mastered by students. In addition, School can use this method to improve the quality of learning in achieving very satisfactory results. Based on the explanation above can be concluded that Fun English Games learning Method for English teachers is very useful dan helpful in teaching and learning process.

Strategies For Improving Academic Performance By Non-Native English Speakers In Graduate Programs

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracye A. Todd ◽  
Terrye A. Stinson ◽  
Thillainatarajan Sivakumaran
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
The Past ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking ◽  
K 12

Over the past decade, the number of non-native English speaking students in higher education has increased dramatically. Educators at all levels have experienced challenges in meeting the academic needs of these students and continue to seek strategies for addressing these challenges. This paper describes some of this research related to K-12 and suggests ways for applying the results to improve the academic performance of non-native English speaking students in U.S. graduate programs. Educators in higher education can benefit from the research focused on K-12 and should seek ways to replicate the successful strategies in the graduate classroom.

scholarly journals The Professional Competences of Native English Speaking Teacher as Viewed by Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 1725
Author(s):  
Ruqoyah Yulia Hasanah Dhomiri ◽  
Ekaning Dewanti Laksmi ◽  
Nur Mukminatien
Keyword(s):  
Native Speaker ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
The People ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking Teacher

<p class="Abstract"><strong>Abstract:</strong> Millennium development requires schools to prepare their students to have proper English skills. It makes some schools hire native speaker as the expert of English. However, it is known that not all native speaker can teach English. They may be an expert in using English, yet not the expert of teaching English because the lack of professional competences. In this case, it is needed to investigate the native teacher professional competences based on the students’ view, since the students were the people who experienced to be taught by the native teacher. In this study, it was found that the native teacher seemed to be more suitable for teaching the higher achiever students since they could follow the native teacher’s explanations and instructions. Meanwhile, for the lower achiever students, being taught by the native teacher was challenging. This study aimed to investigate the professional competences of a native teacher as viewed by the students.</p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Perkembangan Milenium mengharuskan sekolah mempersiapkan siswa mereka untuk memiliki keterampilan bahasa Inggris yang memadai. Hal itu membuat beberapa sekolah mempekerjakan penutur asli sebagai guru bahasa Inggris. Namun, diketahui bahwa tidak semua penutur asli dapat mengajar bahasa Inggris. Mereka mungkin ahli dalam menggunakan bahasa Inggris, namun belum tentu ahli mengajar bahasa Inggris karena kurangnya kompetensi profesional. Dalam hal ini, di perlukan penyelidikan terhadap kompetensi profesional guru penutur asli bahasa Inggris berdasarkan pandangan siswa, karena siswa adalah orang-orang yang berpengalaman dalam diajar oleh penutur asli. Dalam penelitian ini, ditemukan bahwa guru penutur asli bahasa Inggris tampaknya lebih cocok untuk mengajar siswa berprestasi karena mereka dapat mengikuti penjelasan dan instruksi guru tersebut. Sementara itu, bagi siswa berprestasi rendah, diajar oleh guru penutur asli bahasa Inggris adalah sebuah tantangan.

scholarly journals A Study of the Instructional Media Used by the English Teachers in Teaching English

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 506
Author(s):  
Ni Putu Rika Ristika ◽  
Ni Made Ratminingsih ◽  
N. P. A Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Audio Books ◽  
Real Objects

This study was a descriptive qualitative which intended to investigate the types of instructional media used and the implementation done by the English teachers. The instructional media used to become the best solution to overcome the learning problems faced by the teachers. The subjects of this study were 5 English teachers at SMPN 2 Melaya. The data were collected through observation during the teaching and learning process and interviews with the teachers. The data analyzed descriptively. From the overall findings, the English teachers used eight types of instructional media, such as; real objects or models, slides, pictures, video, web, audio, books, and the boards. The teachers had different ways to implement them, such as they used LCD Projector and speakers as the tools to show the material and the school environment as the realia. The lack of facilities became the main problem in implementing them. Moreover, the teachers tend to use the same instructional media for the other topic since they do not have enough time to prepare.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Korean Students’ Awareness of Motivational Macro Strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Kobylinski ◽  
Michael Heinz
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
High Stress ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Korean Students ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Native English Speaking ◽  
Question Survey

Motivation remains a topic of great importance in the field of EFL. Numerous studies have highlighted the linkage between the use of motivational strategies and student achievement in foreign language acquisition. In 2017 a study carried out by Heinz and Kobylinski found significant differences between the ways in which Korean students rated the use of motivational strategies by native English-speaking English teachers and native Korean speaking English teachers. These differences were explored primarily through the use of a 47 question survey utilizing a 5-point Likert scale and some limited qualitative interviews. As the survey provided strategies for comparison, the question arose whether students recalled such differences due to prompting and how a more open-ended investigation might better explain these findings. As such open-ended interviews were carried out with 21 Korean students whose backgrounds were similar to the students in the previous study. The results not only confirmed previous findings but provided considerable context as to why strategy implementation differs between the two groups. The most significant differences described were related to creating a pleasant classroom environment and familiarizing students with L2 related values. Interviewees described a high stress environment within the Korean educational system and suggested that differences between the two groups were more pronounced when native English-speaking English teachers were teaching in an international or American setting.

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