Desired Characteristics of English Instructors Perceived by Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology Students
Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Thailand
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this research were 1) to study opinions in desired characteristics of English instructors of Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology students in five aspects: Teaching Ability, Personality, Morality and Ethics, Assessment, and Academic Work 2) to compare students’ opinions on the five aspects according to students’ gender, academic year and faculty, and 3) to gather supplemental suggestions. Research samples were 291 TNI students in second semester of 2014 academic year, derived through simple random sampling technique. The instruments used for gathering the data were the rating-scale and open-ended questionnaire. The statistics used for analyzing the data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and content analysis. The research findings were as follows: 1. Opinions in desired characteristics of English teachers of Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology students as a whole were at high level. When considered in each aspect, it was found that their opinions were at high level on Teaching Ability, Personality, Morality and Ethics, Assessment, and Academic Work 2. The students with different genders showed that there were no significant differences. When considered in each aspect, it was found that there were statistically significant differences at .05 level on Personality and Morality and Ethics. 3. The students with different academic year showed statistically significant differences in overall at .05. When considered in each aspect, it was found that there were statistically significant differences at .05 level on Personality, Assessment, and Academic Work. 4. The students with different faculty showed statistically significant differences in overall at .05. When considered in each aspect, it was found that there were statistically significant differences at .05 level on Teaching Ability, Personality, Morality and Ethics, Assessment, and Academic Work. 5. TNI students had supplemental suggestions as following: The teacher should explain the lessons clearly, English teachers should be friendly with students, and English Teachers should prepare various activities related to the lessons.
KEYWORDS
Desired Characteristics of English Teacher, English Teaching Ability, English Teacher Assessment