Abstract
This current study aimed to explore English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ opinions on the methodology of teaching used by their teachers. More specifically, the study aimed to investigate their perspectives of performance techniques the teachers used in the classroom. The sample consisted of 190 male and female students chosen randomly from the population of the study (N= 650). The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire including items derived from the literature related to teaching and learning and to students’ attitudes toward method of teaching. Results indicated students’ positive attitudes toward the methods of teaching used by their teachers. They also revealed that the teachers were very active with regard to preparation for lectures, presenting the aim clearly from the very beginning, listening to students’ opinions and addressing their concerns, encouraging students to remember rules and sentence patterns to apply them in communication, creating a friendly and purposeful environment in the classrooms and displaying enthusiasm in the teaching-learning context. Moreover, results showed no significant differences between the attitudes of males and females. However, there were significant differences between their attitudes according to study level and grade point average. In light of these results, recommendations were suggested. Keywords : EFL undergraduates, perspectives, teachers, methodology of teaching DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-33-18 Publication date: November 30 th 2019
Highlights
1.1 Higher Education and Method of Teaching Higher education plays an essential role in society by creating new knowledge, transmitting it to students and fostering innovation
1.3 Study aims This current study mainly aims at investigating undergraduate English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ perspectives of the methodology of teaching used by their teachers
4.1 Results Related to the first Research Question In order to answer the first question How do EFL students perceive their instructors’ method of teaching in general?, the means and standard deviations of students’ responses were computed
Summary
1.1 Higher Education and Method of Teaching Higher education plays an essential role in society by creating new knowledge, transmitting it to students and fostering innovation. Quality teaching in higher education matters for student learning outcomes (Henard, & Roseveare, 2012). In order to achieve this aim, education should focus on the quality of content materials and on good teaching methods. When the teachers teach using this method, they confront with some barriers and requirements; some of these requirements are prerequisite in instructors’ behavior and outlook. There are some major barriers associated with the instructors’ performance www.iiste.org while others are related to laws and regulations (Bidabadi, Isfahani, Rouhollahi, & Khalili, 2016). This current study is an attempt to shed light on college educations in general and method of teaching in particular. The study tries to distinguish college from high school with respect to the way the students learn their subjects
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