Abstract

Name : Nandira Syahnaz

Student No. : 1206102020075
Study Program : English Education
Title : Students Perception toward Native English Speaking
Teachers (NESTs) in Teaching Speaking (A Case
Study at the Study Program of English Education,
Syiah Kuala University)

Key words : Students perception, Native English Speaking Teachers (NESTs),

teaching speaking

This study is intended to find out the students perception toward Native English
Speaking Teachers (NESTs) in teaching speaking. The sample of this study were 26
students who took subjects with NESTs (13 students from academic year 2013 and
13 students from academic year 2014). They were chosen randomly. The data of this
study were collected through questionnaire which consisted of 18 question items
divided into five categories; teaching competence, cultural knowledge, teaching
style, classroom management, and teachers personal aspect and interview guide. The
findings showed that students perceived NESTs are superior in teaching oral skills
such as speaking. The students also think that NESTs are creative, have many ways
in teaching, and not monotonous. In other words, NESTs use various materials in
teaching. The students also viewed NESTs as the ideal model for pronunciation, as
well as being a strong source of cultural information about the target language.
However, they also found NESTs are poor at explaining grammar. It is because
NESTs do not have experiences to learn English as a second language.