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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Lidia Haryani
112008023
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Lidia Haryani
112008023
Approved by:
Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
Rindang Widiningrum, M.Hum
Supervisor
Examiner
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PUBLICATION AGGREMENENT DECLARATION
As a member of (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
Name: Lidia Haryani
Student ID Number: 112008023
Study Program: PBI (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris) English Department
Faculty: Language and Literature
Kind of Work: Undergraduate Thesis
In develop in my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the content therein entitled:
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
along with ant pertinent equipment.
With the non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database,
transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my
express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in : Salatiga
Date
:
Verified by signee,
Approved by:
Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
Rindang Widiningrum, M.Hum
Supervisor
Examiner
iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due the reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2010. Lidia Haryani and Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Lidia Haryani:
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
Lidia Haryani
Abstract
The intricacy of establishing an effective teaching and learning by beginner English
Language (EL) educators prompted this research study to be conducted. The purpose of this
study was to identify the most significant qualities possessed by effective EL educators to
excogitate effectiveness in teaching and learning. This study used a mixed-methodology which
combined both closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires as the instruments of data
collection. The closed-ended questionnaire adopted a 5-point Likert scale to determine the
participants’ response tendency toward twenty effective teachers’ characteristics. In the openended questionnaire, the students were asked to select five most important characteristics of the
twenty and give the reasons underlying the selection. The questionnaires were distributed to 150
English Department (ED) students in Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU), Salatiga,
Indonesia. The participants were randomly chosen so any of them could fairly voice his (her)
opinion about effective EL teachers’ characteristics. This study finally discovered the top five
significant qualities of effective EL teachers which were (1) knowledgeable, (2) proficient in
simplifying the material, (3) clear in explaining the material, (4) helpful, and (5) creative. To
strengthen the finding, the study moreover found out the students’ reasons underlying the
selection of the top five qualities.
Keywords: effective Teacher, teacher’s important characteristics, students’ perceptions
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Lidia Haryani
112008023
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
i
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Lidia Haryani
112008023
Approved by:
Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
Rindang Widiningrum, M.Hum
Supervisor
Examiner
ii
PUBLICATION AGGREMENENT DECLARATION
As a member of (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic community, I
verify that:
Name: Lidia Haryani
Student ID Number: 112008023
Study Program: PBI (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris) English Department
Faculty: Language and Literature
Kind of Work: Undergraduate Thesis
In develop in my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the content therein entitled:
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
along with ant pertinent equipment.
With the non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or database,
transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part without my
express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in : Salatiga
Date
:
Verified by signee,
Approved by:
Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
Rindang Widiningrum, M.Hum
Supervisor
Examiner
iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course or
accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my
knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by any
other person except where due the reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2010. Lidia Haryani and Maria Christina Eko Setyarini, S.S., M.Hum
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
Lidia Haryani:
iv
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHERS IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
Lidia Haryani
Abstract
The intricacy of establishing an effective teaching and learning by beginner English
Language (EL) educators prompted this research study to be conducted. The purpose of this
study was to identify the most significant qualities possessed by effective EL educators to
excogitate effectiveness in teaching and learning. This study used a mixed-methodology which
combined both closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires as the instruments of data
collection. The closed-ended questionnaire adopted a 5-point Likert scale to determine the
participants’ response tendency toward twenty effective teachers’ characteristics. In the openended questionnaire, the students were asked to select five most important characteristics of the
twenty and give the reasons underlying the selection. The questionnaires were distributed to 150
English Department (ED) students in Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU), Salatiga,
Indonesia. The participants were randomly chosen so any of them could fairly voice his (her)
opinion about effective EL teachers’ characteristics. This study finally discovered the top five
significant qualities of effective EL teachers which were (1) knowledgeable, (2) proficient in
simplifying the material, (3) clear in explaining the material, (4) helpful, and (5) creative. To
strengthen the finding, the study moreover found out the students’ reasons underlying the
selection of the top five qualities.
Keywords: effective Teacher, teacher’s important characteristics, students’ perceptions