A Comparative Study Between NESTs and NNESTs

Keywords

NEST; NNEST; comparative study; college oral English class

Abstract

Since the education internationalization and the importance of English are enhanced continuously and proficiency occupies a primary role in the subject matter knowledge of English language teaching (ELT), the background of teachers as native or non-native English speakers is of major concern. Who is the ideal English teacher has been a hotly-debated issue for a long period. The research focuses attention on the students' attitudes for the two groups of teachers in a college. A total of 312 participants, including 6 native English speaker teachers (NESTs), 6 non- native English speaker teachers (NNESTs) and 300 students were involved in the study. A questionnaire was designed for 300 students. The findings of the study throw light to oral English teaching, which have significant implications for English language teaching in China.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Qingfang Zheng
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - A Comparative Study Between NESTs and NNESTs
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 854
EP  - 858
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125916222
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