How to Become an Effective English Language Teacher

Teaching has been one of the most important issues that the researchers and educators have been working on constantly because education is the unique way that can enhance the development of a nation. The nations with a good education system and qualified teachers are more likely to become powerful and prominent nations in the world we live. Research has proven that the teacher has an important role in the foreign language learning process and the students, their parents/supervisors, the stakeholders, and the society have some expectations from the teachers during the teaching and learning process. The mismatches between the students’ and the teacher’s expectations can affect the second language students’ satisfaction with the language class negatively and can most probably lead to the discontinuation of their second language study. Effective language teaching has become a prominent issue in the field of education as there has been a great demand on learning foreign languages throughout the world. In the process of foreign language learning, the language teacher has a very important role on the students and their success depends on the skills of the teachers. This comparative study aims to find out the ideas and views of the Turkish university preparatory school students on the effective teacher. In addition, the ideas and views of the native and nonnative English teachers are also investigated to find out if there are any differences between the ideas and views of the students and the teachers. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n7p306