Students' Achievement and Characteristics of an Effective English Language Teacher as Perceived by Yemeni English Teachers and Students of English
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https://doi.org/10.47372/h1gxtk03Keywords:
Teaching, teachers 'characteristics,, teachers' qualificationsAbstract
The purpose of this research paper is to check the relationship between teacher characteristics and students’ achievement as perceived by Yemeni English teachers and students of English. It focuses on the teachers' characteristics such as their qualifications, their teaching experience, and the students'achievement in the Department of English at the Faculty of Education /Aden, and the Department of English at the Faculty of Education/ Saber, and the Faculty of Languages/ Aden. To collect the relevant data of the topic, a questionnaire was administrated to 10 teachers of English and 60 students in the Departments of English at the Faculty of Education/ Aden, and the Faculty of Languages at Aden University. Moreover, the records of the second semester examinations results of the students at the third level in the academic year 2013-2014 in three subjects (i.e. Linguistics, ELT Methodology, and Translation) were used as an indication and evidence of the direct impact of the teachers' characteristics on students' performance. Data were analyzed using the SPSS programme. The findings in this study, which are in line with findings from many other studies, do support a significant relationship between the students' achievement and characteristics of an effective English language teacher. This research paper contributes to the understanding of how students perceived the characteristics of English teachers. In addition, it is expected that the findings will contribute to the field of teaching English at the university level by reflecting the importance of some characteristics that affect the students' achievement.
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