Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: ED Students’ Perception Toward Their Native and Non-Native English Speaking Teachers in Interpersonal Speaking Class

ED STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD THEIR NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE
ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS IN INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING CLASS
Abstract
This survey study explores the second year of English Department student’s perceptions
about their native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) and nonnative English-speaking teachers
(NNESTs), concerning their competence in the target language skill, cultural aspects, personal
aspects, classroom atmosphere and teaching styles that the teachers establish in interpersonal
speaking class. The purpose of the study was to examine and extend previous studies' findings
concerning the characteristics of NESTs and NNESTs. In this study, the data were gathered from
fifty students by using the likert scale questionnaires. The student’s perceptions were analyzed
descriptively. The study revealed that English Department students show favorable attitudes
towards both NNESTs and NESTs, and that they do not necessarily prefer NESTs over NNESTs.
However, the finding reported competence in the target language skill and cultural aspects as
NESTs' strengths over NNESTs, meanwhile NNESTs are preferable when it came to personal
aspects.
Keywords: non native English speaking teachers (NNESTs), native English speaking teachers
(NESTs), student’s perception, teaching competence