An Analysis of STKIP AL MAKSUM Students' Attitude Towards Native and Non Native English Speaking Teachers

Elisa Haddina; Venika Sutrisna

doi:10.55263/the seal.v2i2.420

Elisa Haddina STKIP Al Maksum Langkat Indonesia
Venika Sutrisna STKIP Al Maksum Langkat, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55263/the%20seal.v2i2.420

Abstract

There was an argument that native English teachers have many advantages than non-native English teachers and students preferred native to non-native teachers; however, the argument had to be assessed. Many researchers had been exploring students’ perceptions of native and non-native English teachers worldwide in formal education institutions. This study aimed to explore students’ perceptions of native and non-native English teachers in a non-formal education institution. This was a qualitative study based on a descriptive approach conducted using three instruments: close-ended questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and documentation. The study revealed that native and non- native English teachers had their own specific roles in the Indonesian context. Students needed native more than non-native teachers because the latter were bilingual having the same mother tongue as them, and they enabled a successful learning process because of the effective learning strategies they shared. Also, non-native teachers helped students deal with difficulties and challenges in their learning process

Keywords: Perception, native English teachers, non-native English teachers

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