In this era of globalization, many Non-Native Speakers settle on to be teachers. Graddol (cited in Medgyes, 2001), stated that the fact that the number of second and foreign language speakers of English far exceeds the number of first language speakers of English. The statement clarifies that Non-Native Speakers also have big roles in language teaching. By questioning the idealized status of the NS, Kramsch (cited in Benke & Medgyes, 2005, p.196) highlights the benefit of being a NNS maintaining that the linguistic diversity that students bring to language learning can contribute to the multiple possibilities of self expression.
Every teacher has different characteristics and methods for teaching. Students could be satisfied by the precise method for teaching and learning process initiated by the teacher. A few teachers are popular among the students, while the others are not. The differences are able to emerge because of factors such as the technique, teacher’s character, situation where the teaching and learning process takes place, or the strategies used by the teacher to teach the students. |