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Perintis 29 Ungaran. The methodology of the research is use qualitative research. This research is important to be conducted because English in Indonesia is as foreign language; it needs good English
teachers who have good characteristics with respect to technical knowledge, pedagogical skills, personal qualities and interpersonal skills.
2. RESEARCH
METHOD
This is descriptive research. Design of the research uses case study. The data were taken by observation, interview and questionnaire, and then analysed by qualitative. It uses triangulation
technique from Miles and Hubermas 1994. The subject of the research consists of 131 Students; 104 female and 27 male students. They are students of the first, the second and the third grade of
SMK Perintis 29 Ungaran in 20142015 academic year. The object of the research is students‟ perception of good English teachers‟ characteristics. They are English teachers‟ characteristics with
respect to technical knowledge, pedagogical skills, interpersonal skills and personal qualities.
3. FINDING
AND DISCUSSION
The research shows that there are four aspects of student‟s perceptions of good English teacher characteristics. They are good English teachers with respect to technical knowledge, pedagogical
skills, interpersonal skills and personal qualities. The first is students‟ perception of good English
teacher with respect to technical knowledge. The research finding of current study has some differences and similarities to the research finding of previous studies. The first compared with
Melek‟s work 2013. The result of his research found that students expect a good English teacher who have ability to maintain discipline, motivate students, learn about the learner‟ needs and
establish good relations with them. It also found in the result of the current study. Afterward compare with Sakurai‟s work 2012. The result of the research found that learner want teachers to
demonstrate the characteristics of knowledge, experience, and personality, teachers to be more skilful and to have a wider variety of skill sets. The
current study also found like Sakurai‟s work. The differences exist in learners‟ excessive expectations toward teachers could be attributed to the current
developing situation of language education. It did not find in the current study. Furthermore, the Th
i‟s work 2012 result shown that characteristic of effective teacher is teacher who explains everything clearly, engage students in learning, and care about their students. It is similar with the
current study. The difference exists in the explanation about teacher who explain everything clearly. Thi‟s work finding stated that it related to explain clearly how to do the assignments, but in the
current study, good English teacher is not only explaining clearly how to do the assignment but also in all of tea
ching learning process. Li‟s et al work 2010 found that the best perception of teacher quality is teacher-student interaction and classroom atmosphere management also important in
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teaching effectiveness. Their result finding also is found in the current study. They found that terms of teacher quality, “teacher-student interaction” has the best perception, while “classroom
atmosphere management” is perceived as being the most important in teaching effectiveness. It is
different from the current study. In the current study, teacher- student interaction includes in teachers‟
interpersonal quality and classroom atmosphere management is include in teachers‟ pedagogical skills.
The result of Jung Chen and Shihs‟ work 2009 found that effective teachers is being enthusiastic in teaching, friendly, open-minded, respecting students, caring about students,
motivating students to learn English and being familiar with the English culture. Most of the finding is similar with the current study. The difference exists in being familiar with the English culture was
not finding in the current study. Personality and teacher-student relationship received slightly higher scores than instructional competence. In the current study do not compare them.
Effective teachers are teachers who are knowledgeable, well informed in terms of their subject matter and the lessons they are teaching, and well prepared was found by Dalley‟s work
2007. It indicated that They are teachers who demonstrate the capacity to access and draw from an extensive repertoire of possible practices
– that it, they have “heaps of ideas” from which to call upon and employ at various times as appropriate to the learning needs of their students. Some of his
finding is similar with the current study. The difference exists in the teacher‟s preparation. In the
current study didn‟t find it. Compere with Mullock‟s work 2003 found that a good teacher knows and understands students‟ needs and expectations, strengths and weaknesses. Keep up-to-date in
their knowledge and skills and they have the personal qualities of being humorous and patient, and enthusiastic about their work. Teachers know the language, and how it works. They know what to
teach, and how to keep students engaged in the instructional process. They are friendly, easy to get on with, understand their students and are interested in them, and in helping them solve their learning
problems, but they teach students about issues that are wider than just language. All of the finding also is found in the current study.
The finding of students‟ perception of good English teachers with respect to technical
knowledge is master of English language, understand teaching methodology, teachers can teach clearly, teachers should know about students‟ ability and understand the close connection between
language and culture. Master of english language is suitable with Brown ‟s theory 2000:430. He
states that good English teachers‟ characteristic of technical knowledge is understanding the
linguistic systems of English phonology, grammar, and discourse, has fluent competence in speaking, writing, listening to, and reading English. It also suitable wirh what ODwyer 2006:8
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stays that grammatical rules, conventions, and stock, formulaic expressions comprise in technical knowledge.
Understand teaching methodology in technical knowlegde is suitable with Brown‟ theory 2000, Richards 1998 and Freeman theory 1991. Brown 2000:430 states that good language
teachers‟ technical knowledge is comprehensively grasps basic principles of language learning and teaching. Freeman,1991 in Burn AnneJ.Richard 2009:117 say that knowledge about teaching
was gained through study of language teaching methods and or training in discrete teaching skills. . Richards 1998 stated that the knowledge base of teaching was thus conceptualized as a content
component and a methods skills component. The reseach finding also agree that understand the close connection between language and culture is invoved in good English teachers‟ technical
kno wledge, it is in accordance with Brown‟s theory 2000. The differences of the finding is good
english teachers with respect to technical knowledge is know about students‟ ability. It is not included in the theories.
The finding of students‟ perception with respect to pedagogical skills who have teaching skills, use interesting media and variety techniques, creative and innovative in designing materials,
understanding students‟ needs, motivating the students and teachers should be patient in facing and
handling students. The finding of the reseach indicates that teaching skills must be owned by teachers. It is suitable with Brown‟s theory 2000:430 states that the characteristic of good English
teachers‟ pedagogical skills are inform approach to language teaching, understands and uses a wide
variety of techniques, efficiently designs and executes lesson plans, uses appropriate principles of classroom management and uses interactive, intrinsically motivating techniques to create effective
test. CURRE 2000:2 also states that pedagogy refers to the teaching skills. Kyriacou 2009 :78 says that pedagogical skills involve in the ability to use a repertoire of teaching strategies.
Understanding students‟ need is included in the research result. It suitable with humanistic approach. Fauziati 2009:80 says that teacher also should understand about humanistic principle
because students are organisms who need to be understood to develop their potential. In regulation minister of national education number 16 of 2007 states that pedagogical competencies of teacher is
giving facility to increase students‟ potential. from the research finding, there is no difference from theories.
The result of good English teachers‟ characteristic with respect to interpersonal skills is teachers who are enjoyable people, humorous, cooperative and good in managing emotion, be
enthusiasm in teaching and patient in guiding and handling students who have lack of ability. It has simmilarities with Brown theory 2000:430 states that good language teachers‟ interpersonal
characteristics are enjoys people; shows enthusiasm, warmth, rapport, and appropriate and patient in
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working with students of lesser ability. It also relat es to teachers‟ intearction with others. The reseach
found cooperative teacher is included in interpersonal skills. It is suitable with what Hayyes 1991:5 states that interpersonal skills are goal-directed behaviors used in face-to-face interactions.
Th ere is a difference of reseach finding from theories. It is managing the teachers‟ emotion. The
research finding has found that students hope that good English teachers do not involve personal problems in teaching process.
The finding of students‟ perception of good English teachers‟ personal qualities who are good figure, kind and religious person, discipline, patient, have nice habit, attitude and behaviourism,
always maintain their quality and enthusiasm in teaching. It suitable with Haydn 2007 in Kyriacou 2009 :78 states that one of posivite personal characteristics is enthusiastic about their subject. It is
line with Good 1975 in Ouzts 1982:193 states that teacher personality has to enthusiasm for teaching, accepting students and praising them, as well as having a sense of humor have been
reported as causal factors in student achievement. Brown‟s theory 2000:430 mentions that good
English teachers‟ characteristic personal quality is sets short-term and long-term goals for continued professional growth and maintains and exemplifies high ethical and moral standards. In this research
found that religious person is included in good English teachers‟ personality. Students need religious teachers to be good figure and model for students. Students more appreciate to religious teachers
than others‟ teachers to improve students‟ character to be better, because they do not study at religion school. They are only get religion subject three hours a week.
The researcher also found the differences of male a nd female students‟ perception of good
English teachers‟ characteristic. Male students‟ perception inclined more aim at affective aspect. They consider that good English teachers‟ characteristic is not only have good knowledge in English
language but under standing in students‟ ability and emphasize of teachers-students‟ relation. It is
suitable with humanistic approach in which had been written by Fauziati 2009:80. It treats human being as a whole person. Thus, whole learning means that teachers consider
not only the students‟ feeling and intellectuals, but also have some understanding of relationship among the students.
The research finding in technical knowledge indicated that most of male students stated that they want to have English teachers who are humorous, creat class atmosphere be comfortable and
relax. but, most of female students answered that master of english language; grammar, fluent in speaking english and use right method in teaching. In pedagogical skills, most of male students
stated tea cher is not only teach English lesson but also tell about teachers‟ experience that can give
useful information for students. female students stated clever in teaching. In interpersonal skills, most of male students answered good teachers who are friendly teachers, close with students and
appreciate to the differences of students‟ character, but female students sated teacherw\s should have
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wide knowledge and experience, creative and innovative. In personal qualities, most of male students answered that good teachers are patient, kind, can give advice for students, but female students stated
teachers should have responsibility, religious and proffesional.
4. CONCLUSION
