LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 7 July 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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University Students’ Perceptions of the Teaching Effectiveness of Native and Nonnative Teachers of English in the Saudi Context

Mohammad A. Alseweed, Ph.D.
Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah, Ph.D.

Abstract

The present paper addresses the debate comparing the traits of native English speaker teachers (NESTs) and non-native English speaker teachers (NNESTs). It reports on the design and outcomes of a study carried out in Qassim University with 169 Saudi Preparatory Year Program (PYP) students to obtain a deeper insight into their perceptions of the influence of native and nonnative teachers on the English language classroom.

A triangulation technique was used to collect the quantitative and qualitative data in two stages by means of students’ questionnaires and interviews in addition to classroom visits to both groups of teachers. The results indicated strong significant differences between native and nonnative teachers in teaching specific skill areas, with a significant increasing preference for NESTs over NNESTs as Saudi students move from pre-university to university level. The study concluded that the debate can be discussed only in terms of professionalism rather than nativeness and that a combination of both native and non-native EFL teacher would create a healthy and productive learning environment for English language learners in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Perception- Teaching effectiveness- Native & Nonnative teachers of English

Introduction

English today has gained international importance and recognition. It has tremendously increased due to the death of distance, the disappearance of many national boundaries, and the prioritization of regional and transnational economies (Liu & Zhang, 2007). On this account, Crystal (2003) observes that there has never been a language so widely spread or spoken by so many people as English. The ongoing increase of the world status of English has made English language teaching a major concern for several educationists and students in many parts of the world.

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Mohammad A. Alseweed, Ph.D.
Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
malseweed@hotmail.com

Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah, Ph.D.
Qassim University
Saudi Arabia & Suez Canal University, Egypt
sabryayman@hotmail.com
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