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标题：Learners’ Perceptions of "Good" Foreign Language Teachers: A Quantitative Analysis between Native and Non-Native Teachers
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作者：Yusuke Sakurai
期刊名称：Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (e-FLT)
电子版ISSN：0219-9874
出版年度：2012
卷号：9
期号：1
出版社：National University of Singapore
摘要：This paper considers Arabian learners’ concepts of "good" Japanese language teachers and addresses differences and similarities of these perceptions between "good" native Japanese teachers and Arabian non-native Japanese language teachers. Literature has suggested that language learners have different views on native and non-native teachers, and that learners’ ideal teachers differ depending on individual learners’ backgrounds. To date, no empirical studies have been conducted concerning “good” teachers for Arabian learners of the Japanese language. Quantitative results show a commonality among learners; that is, they want teachers to demonstrate the characteristics of knowledge, experience, and personality. Additionally, Arabian learners expect native Japanese teachers to be more skilful and to have a wider variety of skill sets than non-native teachers. Learners’ gender and study duration are also associated with their expectation for the two teacher groups. This paper considers that learners’ excessive expectations toward native Japanese teachers could be attributed to the current developing situation of Japanese language education and teachers in the Arabic region.