The Perceptions of Language Teachers, Students and Parents on the Characteristics of Effective Primary School Language Teachers
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- 1. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
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Teachers, as mediators of classes, play an influential role on both cognitive and
affective aspects of students’ learning. Teacher characteristics and teaching behavior are
important elements in student motivation and learning in general. Robinson and
Aronica (2015) described effective teachers as people who engage, inspire and enthuse
students by creating conditions in which those students will want to learn. English
language teaching is not something that anyone who can speak English can do. English
teaching is a profession, with a field of educational specialization, which requires a
specialized knowledge base obtained through both academic study and practical
experience. Rixon (1999) suggests that the countries lower the age of English language
learning, because they would like to take advantage of benefits connected with language
learning at a younger age. Effective language instruction can develop a lifelong
motivation for learning languages. A child who enjoys English classes at the age of
eight are much more likely to love and continue to pursue English in later years in
comparison to a child who finds English classes boring and meaningless. Thus, learning
languages effectively from an earlier age holds potential for future learning.
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