Students' Perceptions Towards Native English Speaker and Nonnative Speaker English Teachers in Transactional Speaking Class at The English Teacher Education Program of Satyawacana Christian University

Abstract

This study is intended to analyze the students' perceptions towards native and non-native English speaker teachers in transactional speaking class. The participants of this study are 100 students (32 male students, 61 female students and 7 students who did not write their gender) in transactional speaking class of the English Teacher Education Program, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Central Java. The data of this study were collected through a questionnaire which consists of eight items related to the issues of native and non-native English speaker teachers, their speaking ability, knowledge of culture, and their ability in teaching and learning English. This finding shows that students prefer native English speaker teachers to teach them in the speaking area, such as pronunciation. Students also think that they prefer nonnative English speaker teachers to teach English grammar. Non-native English speaker teachers are also able to help the students overcome their difficulties in learning English.