How do non-native english speaking teachers with accents affect native english speaking students' learning in high schools?
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Authors
Nyanda-Chacha, Christine Akello
Issue Date
2010
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Teaching
Alternative Title
Abstract
Because of a serious shortage of qualified native English-speaking teachers in the United States, educational institutions will continue to recruit non-native English-speaking teachers from overseas. These teachers bring with them disparities ranging from linguistic accents, to cultural experiences. This qualitative research examines seven high school students who were carefully selected based on their experiences of being taught by non-native English speaking teachers, with an attempt to shed the light on the research question: How Do Non-Native English Speaking Teachers' Linguistic Accents Affect Students' Learning in High Schools? Participants were provided with carefully crafted questionnaires in an attempt to obtain data from some of the students who have been taught by these non-native English- speaking teachers. The data from participants was carefully examined and thematically analyzed. Four major themes were identified from this data. It is hoped that some ideas on how to prepare non-native-Englishspeaking teachers will be generated from this study. It is further hoped that this study will benefit institutions, recruiters, and those with a stake in public education to be ready to provide training for these teachers prior to sending them to classrooms. Finally the following specific ideas are recommended for future studies; Conduct a research that target the non-native-Englishspeaking teachers that would elicit response about their feeling regarding cultural differences with their American students, and what training or resources could benefit them as non-native- English-speaking teachers.