Beliefs about native-speaking teachers in grammar and pronunciation instruction: Views and voices from second language learners
Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
21574898
eISSN
21574901
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85125491180
Journal Title
International Journal of Language Studies
Volume
16
Issue
1
Start Page
45
End Page
72
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Language Studies Vol.16 No.1 (2022) , 45-72
Suggested Citation
Tiranant P. Beliefs about native-speaking teachers in grammar and pronunciation instruction: Views and voices from second language learners. International Journal of Language Studies Vol.16 No.1 (2022) , 45-72. 72. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87050
Title
Beliefs about native-speaking teachers in grammar and pronunciation instruction: Views and voices from second language learners
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Abstract
The predominance of Thai as a foreign language in Asia has significantly increased the prevalence of Standard Thai and the demand for native Thai-speaking teachers. As a result, universities in China, Japan, and South Korea have officially recruited native Thai lecturers to instruct their L2 learners using an authentic language. The students’ responses to native Thai lecturers, on the other hand, are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate how learners with varying language backgrounds perceive the pronunciation and grammar instruction of native-speaking teachers. A total of 108 international students completed a questionnaire eliciting lecturers’ use of L1 in pronunciation and grammar instruction, and 12 participants shared their opinions in follow-up interviews. The results revealed that while all three groups valued instruction by native teachers, significant differences were discovered between the Chinese and the others. Japanese and Korean learners, in particular, had a more favorable attitude toward the various roles of native speaker teachers in grammar and pronunciation teaching than Chinese students did.