University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Effective teaching characteristics as perceived by ESL students and instructors

Nierenhausen, Megan

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Title
Effective teaching characteristics as perceived by ESL students and instructors
Author(s)
Nierenhausen, Megan
Issue Date
2020-04-20
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
  • Sadler, Randall
  • Yan, Xun
Department of Study
Linguistics
Discipline
Teaching of English Sec Lang
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2020-08-26T21:54:22Z
Keyword(s)
Perception, Effective Teaching
Abstract
As international students continue to choose to study abroad at U.S universities, the need for student perception of effective teaching needs to be taken into account when creating curriculum and teacher training programs. Previous literature has suggested student perception is a necessary component in a successful classroom and these perceptions are not always shared by instructors who are teaching the classes (Barkhuizen, 1998; Feldman, 1988). The present study aims to highlight main findings of quantitative and qualitative research that examines any disconnect between students and instructors in the classroom. This study utilizes a mixed-methods design to examine the interaction between undergraduate student and instructor perceptions of effective teaching practices in an English as a Second Language context. The data includes responses from a 5-point Likert scale survey that had participants rate the importance of each characteristic trait as being absolutely necessary or not necessary. Additionally, follow-up interviews were conducted in which participants were asked to elaborate on their survey responses and to provide supplementary information to the survey. Analysis of both surveys and follow-up interviews suggest that instructors and students have some difference in degree of value they attach to each characteristic.
Graduation Semester
2020-05
Type of Resource
Thesis
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Copyright 2020 Megan Nierenhausen

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