A Survey of Qualities of a Good Teacher: The Case of Arab EFL Teachers and Learners’ Viewpoints

Research in English Language Pedagogy

مقالات آماده انتشار، پذیرفته شده، انتشار آنلاین از تاریخ 21 اسفند 1402

نوع مقاله: Original Article

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30486/relp.2024.1996349.1501

نویسندگان

Nooralhuda Salman Qasim Al-Dunainawi¹؛ Sousan Sattar Boroujeni²؛ Sara Mansouri^{* 3}

¹Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

²Department of English, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

³English Department, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

چکیده

This study was intended to scrutinize the EFL teachers’ qualities that students appreciate and those that were highlighted by the EFL teachers. This questionnaire-based survey study was both qualitative and quantitative and employed a correlational method to answer the addressed questions. The participants were selected among EFL teachers and students whose native language was Arabic with different ages, academic statuses, and periods of English teaching/learning experience. The findings showed that characteristics that were related to the Classical Aspect were the most important for the students. For teachers, the Social-Cultural and Technology Aspects were equally important, but the teacher characteristics that were related to the Classical Aspect were more important than the other aspects. However, no particular pattern of similarity or difference existed between teachers’ and students’ perceptions. Moreover, the teachers’ job experiences and the students’ academic year were proved to have no significant role in their perceptions in this regard.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Education؛ EFL teachers؛ EFL learners؛ Teacher Education؛ Teacher qualities