EFL College Students’ Motivations, Perceptions, and Attitudes toward the Native-Speaking Teacher in the English Remedial Program: A Case Study

• Main Authors: Ya-Pei Lin, 林雅珮
• Other Authors: Ai-Ling Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95292028941269488943

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 英文學系碩士班 === 97 === The purpose of this study aims to investigate 36 students’ motivation, perceptions, and attitudes toward the NST (Native-Speaking Teacher) in the English remedial class at a university in Taiwan.The instruments used in this study include questionnaire, oral interviews with 10 randomly chosen students and with the NS Teacher, and the field notes of periodical classroom observation. The results reveal that most of students took the class voluntarily because they desired to improve their English proficiency especially listening and speaking skills. When it comes to their perceptions of the NS teacher, they believe he speaks standard English and he is willing to provide students more opportunities to practice. Moreover,a sense of humor is also a cardinal reason for students to take the class. In addition, while encountering difficulties in class,students tended to turn to their classmates for help in their mother tongue. Although most students hold positive attitudes toward the NS teacher in this remedial class, the field notes of classroom observation still displays the problem of students’ absence. As a result, the study suggests that offering credits to the remedial class and making up a standardized evaluation would be beneficial for the remedial program.